Abstract
Abstract This paper discusses the use of the Internet to support the generation of Group Technology codes for mechanical parts. In our approach, we use a STEP-based product information model as a medium for the exchange of product information between designers and manufacturing service providers through an Internet broker. The designer uses a commercial CAD tool to create a feature-based mechanical design. The CAD design file is automatically translated into a standard STEP file. The latter is the input to the automated GT code generation tool which has been implemented as a manufacturing service available to the designer over the Internet. An Internet broker facilitates the entire exchange of product information between the designer and the service provider through the World Wide Web. We have found that automated GT code generation is a prime candidate for a distributed manufacturing service.
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