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Acknowledgments |
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1 | (12) |
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CAD/CAM Technology in Tooling Applications |
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1 | (5) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (2) |
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CAD/CAM of Injection Molds |
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6 | (3) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (4) |
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10 | (3) |
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Plastic Injection Mold Design and Assembly |
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13 | (32) |
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13 | (2) |
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Plastic Injection Mold Design |
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15 | (18) |
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Injection Molding and Mold |
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15 | (1) |
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Injection Mold Design Process |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (12) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (2) |
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The Mold Development Process |
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33 | (2) |
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Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Approach |
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35 | (1) |
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Computer-Aided Injection Mold Design and Assembly |
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35 | (6) |
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Assembly Modeling of Injection Molds |
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36 | (5) |
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41 | (4) |
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42 | (3) |
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Intelligent Mold Design and Assembly |
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45 | (92) |
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45 | (1) |
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Feature and Associativity-Based Injection Mold Design |
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46 | (8) |
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47 | (3) |
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Associativity Within Injection Molds |
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50 | (4) |
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Representation of Injection Mold Assemblies |
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54 | (4) |
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Concepts and Notations for Object-Oriented Modeling |
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54 | (1) |
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Object-Oriented Representation of Mold Assembly |
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55 | (3) |
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Optimal Parting Design for Core and Cavity Creation |
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58 | (24) |
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Optimal Parting Direction |
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59 | (5) |
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Generation of Parting Lines |
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64 | (11) |
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Determination of Parting Surfaces |
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75 | (3) |
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Automatic Generation of Core and Cavity |
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78 | (4) |
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Automatic Cavity Layout Design |
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82 | (9) |
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82 | (5) |
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Automatic Layout of Multi-Cavity |
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87 | (4) |
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Recognition and Extraction of Undercut Features |
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91 | (19) |
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Definitions and Classifications of Undercut Features |
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91 | (1) |
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Undercut Features Recognition |
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92 | (2) |
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Draw Range and Direction of Undercut Features |
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94 | (3) |
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Graph Representation of Solid Models |
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97 | (9) |
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106 | (4) |
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Generation of Side-Cores for Sliders and Lifters |
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110 | (10) |
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Slider and Lifter Mechanism |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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Recognition of Undercuts from Core and Cavity |
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113 | (4) |
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Automatic Generation of Side-Cores |
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117 | (3) |
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System Implementations and Case Studies |
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120 | (13) |
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120 | (1) |
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Development Platforms and Programming Languages |
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120 | (1) |
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Functional Modules and Graphical User Interfaces |
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121 | (7) |
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128 | (5) |
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133 | (4) |
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133 | (4) |
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Semi-Automated Die Casting Die Design |
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137 | (50) |
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137 | (2) |
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Principles of Die Casting Die Design |
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139 | (4) |
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139 | (1) |
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Gating and Runner System Design |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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Computer-Aided Die Casting Die Design |
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143 | (2) |
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Automated Design of Die Casting Die |
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143 | (1) |
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Computer-Aided Design of Gating System |
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144 | (1) |
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Design of Cavity Layout and Gating System |
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145 | (16) |
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Determination of Cavity Number |
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145 | (2) |
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Automatic Creation of Cavity Layout |
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147 | (1) |
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Determining the Parameters of Gating System |
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148 | (6) |
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Design of Gating Features |
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154 | (5) |
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Conforming the Gate Geometry to the Die-Casting Part |
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159 | (1) |
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Design of Shot Sleeve, Sprue, and Spreader |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (5) |
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161 | (1) |
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Die-Base Structure and Variables |
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162 | (1) |
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Creating the Parametric Assembly Models of Die-Base |
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162 | (3) |
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Building the Die-Base Database |
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165 | (1) |
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Automatic Generation of Die-Base |
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165 | (1) |
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Generation of Core and Cavity |
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166 | (1) |
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Automatic Subtraction of Die Component |
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167 | (2) |
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System Implementation and Examples |
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169 | (15) |
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Development Platforms and Languages |
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169 | (1) |
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System Architecture---DieWizard |
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170 | (5) |
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175 | (9) |
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184 | (3) |
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184 | (3) |
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CAE Applications in Mold Design |
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187 | (34) |
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187 | (2) |
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CAE Analysis Procedures and Functionalities |
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189 | (3) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (2) |
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CAE in the Mold Development Life Cycle |
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192 | (1) |
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CAE Details in Mold Development |
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193 | (11) |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (1) |
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CAE in Product Quality Assurance |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (10) |
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Injection Mold Cooling Analysis |
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205 | (5) |
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Simulation of the Casting Process |
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210 | (4) |
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CAE Challenges in Mold Design |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (4) |
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218 | (3) |
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Computer-Aided Die and Mold Manufacture |
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221 | (66) |
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221 | (2) |
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Interference-Detection in Mold Machining |
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223 | (7) |
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223 | (1) |
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Methods of Interference Detection |
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224 | (6) |
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3-Axis End-Mill Interference Detection |
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230 | (16) |
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Local and Global Interference |
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232 | (13) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (8) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (2) |
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Machining Time and Machining Area |
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250 | (2) |
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Step-Over and Machining Time Estimation |
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252 | (1) |
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Cutter Selection Algorithms |
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253 | (1) |
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Computer-Aided Electrode Design and Machining |
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254 | (21) |
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254 | (3) |
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Principles of EDM Electrode Design |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (7) |
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265 | (1) |
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Sharp Corner Interference Detection |
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265 | (5) |
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270 | (5) |
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Modification of Mold Design and Tool Path Regeneration |
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275 | (7) |
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275 | (1) |
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Basic Concepts and Notations |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (5) |
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283 | (4) |
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Computer-Aided Process Planning in Mold Making |
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287 | (28) |
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287 | (3) |
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An Optimization Modeling Approach to CAPP |
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290 | (2) |
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CAPP for Sliders and Lifters |
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292 | (13) |
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Design of Sliders and Lifters |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (3) |
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Process Planning Problem Formulation |
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296 | (2) |
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Optimization Techniques for Process Planning |
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298 | (6) |
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304 | (1) |
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System Implementation and an Example |
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305 | (6) |
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305 | (4) |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (4) |
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312 | (3) |
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Early Cost Estimation of Injection Molds |
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315 | (20) |
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315 | (2) |
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Cost Function Approximation Using Neural Networks |
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317 | (3) |
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Cost-Related Factors for Injection Molds |
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320 | (5) |
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The Neural Network Training |
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325 | (6) |
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The Neural Network Architecture |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (1) |
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Training and Validation Results |
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328 | (1) |
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Neural Networks for Different Cost Ranges |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (4) |
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332 | (3) |
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Case Studies: IMOLD® and IMOLD-Works for Mold Design |
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335 | (30) |
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Intelligent Mold Design and Assembly Systems |
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335 | (9) |
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Knowledge-Based Mold Design Systems |
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335 | (3) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (4) |
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A Windows-Based Mold Design and Assembly System |
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344 | (18) |
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3D Windows-Native CAD Systems |
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345 | (6) |
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351 | (1) |
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Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) |
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352 | (5) |
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Windows-Based Die Casting Die Design Systems |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (4) |
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362 | (3) |
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362 | (3) |
Glossary |
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365 | (4) |
Index |
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