A STEP‐based Generic Product Modeling Architecture for collaborative injection moulding product development

Abstract

A STEP (STandard for Exchange of Product model data)-based Generic Product Modeling Architecture (GPMA) for efficient information sharing and exchange in support of collaborative injection moulding product development, is proposed in this article. The architecture consists of four functional components: an EXPRESS Data Model (EDM), a STEP-based modeling environment, a five-phase modeling method, and three EDM data exchange and sharing methods. The focus of this article is on the modeling methodologies and the definition of schemas for modeling all the important information during the life cycle of injection moulding product development. The information structure is well defined in EXPRESS language, which allows the creation of user-defined data types and the definition of more complex entities for injection moulding products. Because the proposed GPMA is based on STEP, it can provide standardized mechanisms for representing and exchanging product model data, is extendable, and is adaptable. A prototype system named the World Wide Web-based Product Information Sharing System was developed based on the proposed GPMA. The system is then applied to a Chinese injection moulding enterprise to support the collaborative product development of a new product, and the results validated the feasibility of the proposed GPMA. C 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Step-Based Data Sharing and Exchange in One-of-a-Kind Product Collaborative Design for Cloud Manufacturing

“…According to [30], there are usually two ways to enable DES in cloud manufacturing scenarios. The first way uses STEP exchange files (also known as Part21 files), which is mainly used for the DES of product geometric data.…”

Ontology-based information integration and sharing for collaborative part and tooling development

“…Collaborative design is considered as a promising business strategy in addressing global competition (Chen et al, 2008; Li et al, 2009; Tseng and Abdalla, 2006). A crucial factor for collaborative design lies in the ability to exchange information among multiple domains in a distributed, heterogeneous, and dynamic environment (Ai et al, 2010; Demoly et al, 2012; Šormaz et al, 2010; Yoo et al, 2012).…”