Synergistic manufacturing

H. John Caulfield

doi:10.1117/12.258136

11 November 1996 Synergistic manufacturing

H. John Caulfield

Proceedings Volume 2824, Adaptive Computing: Mathematical and Physical Methods for Complex Environments; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258136
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Manufacturing is usually defined as the process of turning raw materials into useful things. It is a set of actions performed on the materials. The materials are passive. Manufacturing is done to the materials. We explore here manufacturing in which the material itself plays an active role.

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H. John Caulfield "Synergistic manufacturing", Proc. SPIE 2824, Adaptive Computing: Mathematical and Physical Methods for Complex Environments, (11 November 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258136

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