Information Models for Processing Product Lifecycle Functionalities and Interfaces for Sustainable Manufacturing


Roy U., Sarigecili M. I.

JOURNAL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING, vol.16, no.1, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

There is a dire need for the development of an integrated information model for organizing
and managing material and manufacturing related information, required for any
product realization. In this paper, such an information framework for product, process,
and material modeling has been proposed to support the product’s form, function and
behavior, its physical and functional decompositions, its design requirements and design
rationale, and its material and process needs. A detailed, real-life case study of the
waterjet intensifier design system has been presented to show how this proposed framework
could support, capture, and utilize all necessary information required for the selection
of the intensifier’s high-pressure cylinder material. The framework will also be able
to provide sufficient information to quantify the ecocompatibility of products.

There is a dire need for the development of an integrated information model for organizing and managing material and manufacturing related information, required for any product realization. In this paper, such an information framework for product, process, and material modeling has been proposed to support the product's form, function and behavior, its physical and functional decompositions, its design requirements and design rationale, and its material and process needs. A detailed, real-life case study of the waterjet intensifier design system has been presented to show how this proposed framework could support, capture, and utilize all necessary information required for the selection of the intensifier's high-pressure cylinder material. The framework will also be able to provide sufficient information to quantify the ecocompatibility of products.