Geometrical Product Specifications for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

Abstract

Every company or manufacturer is facing an increased challenge to satisfy customer needs and all of criteria that its product must have. The days of mass producing standardized products for homogenous markets for long periods of time are quickly fading from memory. In this way one of important characteristics or features, which has to be considered is geometrical specification or it is better to say Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) which are a means to transform function dependent demands into produced workpieces. This paper introduces the application and importance Geometrical Product Specifications of regarding the recently developed so-called Skin-Model for intelligent manufacturing systems as well as measuring techniques.