For the past three decades, computer-aided process planning (CAPP) has attracted a large
amount of research interest. A huge volume of literature has been published on this subject …

The aim of this paper is to show security measures for NFC (Near Field Communication) use
cases and devices. We give a brief overview over NFC technology and evaluate the …

Digital manufacturing has been considered, over the last decade, as a highly promising set
of technologies for reducing product development times and cost as well as for addressing …

Computer-aided process planning (CAPP) is the application of the computer to assist
process planners in the planning functions. It is considered as the key technology for …

The concept of smart manufacturing has become an important issue in the manufacturing
industry since the start of the twenty-first century in terms of time and production cost. In …

Engineering design research shows a rather fragmented, if not a chaotic, picture. But does it
have a hidden order? Can we explore it, or should we impose a reasoning model? This …

Although current CAD systems are declared to be feature-based, in fact, the so-called
feature is just a modeling macro or menu name such as Protrusion, Revolution, Cutout …

Pocket machining represents an important area in the machining of mechanical parts, dies,
and moulds. Literature related to it has recently shown an increased interest from …

The challenging demand-supply balancing in engineer-to-order (ETO) environments is often
attributed to complexity. This study expands the understanding of managing complexity to …

Today, feature-based process planning has been popular in academia and industry with its
ability to rigorously integrate design and manufacturing. To date, research on feature …