Helu Moneer, Hedberg Thomas
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A.
Procedia Manuf. 2015;1:86-97. doi: 10.1016/j.promfg.2015.09.066. Epub 2015 Oct 21.
Smart manufacturing technologies require a cyber-physical infrastructure to collect and analyze data and information across the manufacturing enterprise. This paper describes a concept for a product lifecycle test bed built on a cyber-physical infrastructure that enables smart manufacturing research and development. The test bed consists of a Computer-Aided Technologies (CAx) Lab and a Manufacturing Lab that interface through the product model creating a "digital thread" of information across the product lifecycle. The proposed structure and architecture of the test bed is presented, which highlights the challenges and requirements of implementing a cyber-physical infrastructure for manufacturing. The novel integration of systems across the product lifecycle also helps identify the technologies and standards needed to enable interoperability between design, fabrication, and inspection. Potential research opportunities enabled by the test bed are also discussed, such as providing publicly accessible CAx and manufacturing reference data, virtual factory data, and a representative industrial environment for creating, prototyping, and validating smart manufacturing technologies.
智能制造技术需要一个网络物理基础设施来收集和分析整个制造企业的数据和信息。本文描述了一个基于网络物理基础设施构建的产品生命周期试验台的概念，该试验台能够进行智能制造的研发。试验台由一个计算机辅助技术（CAx）实验室和一个制造实验室组成，它们通过产品模型进行交互，从而在产品生命周期内创建一条信息“数字线程”。文中介绍了试验台的提议结构和架构，突出了为制造业实施网络物理基础设施所面临的挑战和要求。跨产品生命周期的系统的新颖集成也有助于确定实现设计、制造和检测之间互操作性所需的技术和标准。文中还讨论了试验台带来的潜在研究机会，比如提供可公开获取的CAx和制造参考数据、虚拟工厂数据，以及用于创建、制作原型和验证智能制造技术的典型工业环境。
