Proceedings of the 33rd International MATADOR Conference Springer London Berlin Heidelberg New York Barcelona Hong Kong Milan Paris Singapore Tokyo David R. Hayhurst (Ed) Proceedings of the 33rd International MATADOR Conference Formerly The International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference With 338 Figures , Springer David R. Hayhurst, BSc, PhD, SeD, CEng, FIM, FIMechE Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester, M60 1Q D, UK ISBN-13: 978-1-4471-\200-6 e-ISBN-13: 978-\-447\-0777-4 om: 10.1007/978-\-447\-0777-4 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Proceedings of the 33rd International MATADOR Conference I.Manufacturing processes -Congresses 2.Production engineering -Congresses 3.Computer integrated manufacturing systems -Congresses 4.Manufacturing processes -Automation -Congresses 5.Machine-tools - Congresses I.Hayhurst, D.R. 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Burdekin Professor L Li Dr R. O. Hannam Dr A. W. Labib Organising Secretary Mrs C. Collins UMIST Manufacturing Division Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Foreword by Conference Chairman It is my pleasure to introduce this volume of Proceedings for the 33n1 MATADOR Conference. The Proceedings include 83 refereed papers submitted from 19 countries on 4 continents. The spread of papers in this volume reflects four developments since the 3200 MATADOR Conference in 1997: (i) the power of information technology to integrate the management and control of manufacturing systems; (ii) international manufacturing enterprises; (iii) the use of computers to integrate different aspects of manufacturing technology; and, (iv) new manufacturing technologies. New developments in the manufacturing systems area are globalisation and the use of the Web to achieve virtual enterprises. In manufacturing technology the potential of the following processes is being realised: rapid proto typing, laser processing, high-speed machining, and high-speed machine tool design. And, at the same time in the area of controls and automation, the flexibility and integration ability of open architecture computer controllers are creating a wide range of opportunities for novel solutions. Up-to-date research results in these and other areas are presented in this volume. The Proceedings reflect the truly international nature of this Conference and the way in which original research results are both collected and disseminated. The volume does not, however, record the rich debate and extensive scientific discussion which took place during the Conference. I trust that you will find this volume to be a permanent record of some of the research carried out in the last two years; and. to provide an excellent reference source for both established and young researchers in the field of Manufacturing Technology and Systems Management. Professor David R Hayhurst Manchester, 2000 Contents Manufacturing Systems I ...................................................................................... 1 Agent-based Distributed Manufacturing System Modelling for Agile Manufacturing System Control W. T. Goh nd Z Zhang ......... , ................................................................................... 3 Integrated Manufacturing Systems Control Using a Multi-Agent System Z Zhang and M.K. Lim ........................................................................................... 9 Capturing the Process of Manufacturing Strategy Formulation N. R. Darlow and T.S. Baines ................................................................................ 15 Mapping the Manufacturing Technology Acquisition Process N. R. Darlow and T.S. Baines ................................................................................ 21 Re-engineering SMEs for Information System Implementation P.J. Armstrong and P.J. Coyle .............................................................................. 27 Manufacturing Systems II .................................................................................. 33 Environmental Sustainability in Supply Chain Management R. Y.K. Fung, B. Morton and S. Chong .................................................................. 35 Achieving Competitiveness through the Manufacturing Technology Supply Chain D. K. Harrison and T.S. Baines ............................................................................. 41 A Study of Technology Uptake Processes in Manufacturing SMEs R.H.A. Seidel, B. Simpson, D. Tweed, D. Kolb, J. Mcgregor and J. Henley-King ................................................................................................ 47 A Feature-based Design System for Concurrent Engineering R. Seidel and M. Norton ........................................................................................ 53 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems I ................................................................. 59 Multiple Criteria Approach to the Stochastic Assembly Line Balancing Problem A.J.R. Smith and A. Bhandari ................................................................................ 61 x An Adaptive Multi-Agent Acquisition System for Co-operative Design in Early Product Development E. Govender, J. Y. Shiau, M. Lagazio and G. Valtchanov ...................................... 67 Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to Formulate a Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) J. Shah and A. W. Labib ......................................................................................... 73 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems II ................................................................ 79 Neural-Based Grasping for Industrial Grippers F. Failli and G. Dini .............................................................................................. 81 A Knowledge-Based Layout Selection Methodology for Flexible Assembly Lines A. Khan and A.J. Day ............................................................................................ 87 Modelling Knowledge Used in the Design of Hosiery Machines K. Oldham .............................................................................................................. 93 Computer-Aided Engineering and Process PIanning ....................................... 99 An Incremental Interacting Feature Recognition Approach Based on Design-by-Feature W.D. Li, S.K. Ong andA.Y.C. Nee ....................................................................... 101 Vertical Integration of Tooling Functions from Design to Process Planning P.GMaropoulos, R.P. Baker and K.y'G. Paramor ............................................. 107 Neural Network Based Application and Data Management for Cutting Values D. Fichtner, A. Nestler, A. Kaldos and C. Rehm ................................................. 113 A Knowledge-Based System for the Selection of Cutting Tools and Data for High Speed Machining of MouldslDies W.M. Sim, R.C. Dewes and D.K. AspinwaU ........................................................ 119 Cutting Tool Selection by Using "Microsoft Access" Database Software E. GUnel and C. (;ogun ....................................................................................... 125 Manufacturing Systems and Concurrent Engineering .................................. 131 A Concurrent Engineering Approach Using FEM and CAM for the Development of Scroll Compressors Z Jiang, D.K. Harrison and K. Cheng ................................................................ 133 XI Process Improvement in Mechanical Design Using a Derivation of the Systems Engineering Capability Maturity Model J. Egan. J. Black. J.M. Ritchie and P.D. Gardiner. .............................................. 139 Construction Of Configurable Virtual Manufacturing Environments ZJ. Xu. ZX. Zhao and R. W. Baines .................................................................... 145 Enhancement of Virtual Manufacturing through Web-centred Technology Q. Peng and F.R. Hall ......................................................................................... 151 Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Engineering ........................................ 157 Modeling Condition-Based Maintenance Decision Support W. Wang and F. Gu ............................................................................................. 159 Towards A Decision Support System for Maintenance and Reliability Models Using a Multimedia Based Approach P.A. Shorrocks and A. W. Labib ........................................................................... 165 Detection of Gear Failures in Helical Gears by Using Wavelet Transforms N. Baydar and A. Ball .......................................................................................... 171 Cost Estimating and Risk Analysis in Manufacturing Processes R. Roy and A. Palacio ......................................................................................... 177 Improve Availability by Enhanced Maintenance Strategies G. Gunther. A. Seufter and H. Ahlers .................................................................. 183 Automation and Robotics ................................................................................. 189 A Micro-controller Based Control System to Rejuvenate Old Robots P. J. Brunn and C. Trigonis ................................................................................. 191 Structural Identification and Calibration of Kinematic Robot Models by Genetic Search J-U Dolinsky. J.D. Jenkinson and G. J. Colquhoun ............................................. 197 Structured Programming Languages for Industrial Robots with Backwards Execution and Editing Running Programs G. Martinez-Dreyer. G. Schreck. and C. Willnow .............................................. 203 Neural Network Adaptive Control for Servo Systems with Nonlinear Disturbances X. Ouyang. C. Morgan and C. Nwagboso ........................................................... 209 XII Co-Ordinate Measuring Machines ............................................................... :. .. 215 A Multiple Sensor, Geometrically Corrected Co-ordinate Measuring Machine System A.D. Spence. R. V. Fleisig and N. A. Barakat ...................................................... 217 Thermal Compensation for a CMM Based on Interferometer Measurements and Testing Its Applicability with a Thermal Stable Artefact J-P Kruth. P. Vanherck and C. Van Den Bergh ................................................. 223 CMM Acquisition Chain I. Amara. J.M. Linares and J.M. Sprauel ............................................................ 229 The Dynamic Performance of a CMM During the Probing Procedure Z Xijing ............................................................................................................... 235 Machine Tool Accuracy I .................................................................................. 241 A Fast and Low-cost Machine Tool Thermal Error Compensation System for Industrial Use K-C. Fan and L-Z Meng ..................................................................................... 243 Thermal Error Measurement and Real Time Compensation System for the CNC Machine Tools H.J. Pahk and S. W. Lee ....................................................................................... 249 Closed Loop Dimensional Error Correction for 5 Axis Flexible Part Milling A.D. Spence and K.P. Peffers .............................................................................. 255 Machine Tool Accuracy II ................................................................................ 261 A New Measuring Apparatus for Verifying the CNC Machine Tools Performance Using PSD C-4 Chen and W-Y. Jywe .................................................................................... 263 Developing Contouring Testing Device for CNC Machine Tools W-y. Jywe ............................................................................................................ 269 Calibration of a Five-Axis Machine Tool for Position Independent Geometric Error Parameters Using a Telescoping Magnetic Ball Bar J.R.R. Mayer. Y.A. Mir and C. Fortin .................................................................. 275 Contribution to Software Compensation of Structural Errors in Machine Tools N. D'Addea. L Giannotti. E. Gargano. and A. Bartolini ..................................... 281 Computer Vision for Automated Quality Inspection of Colour Printing Products J. Luo. Z Zhang and H. Ismail ............................................................................ 287