Internet Applications in Product Design and Manufacturing

Abstract

From the Publisher: This book fills an information gap in digital manufacturing in the Internet era. It deals with Web applications in product design and manufacture. The contents assist both developers and users to appreciate the potentials, as well as difficulties with suggested solutions, in developing and adopting Web applications. The objective is to equip potential users and practitioners of Web applications with a better image of the technology. In addition, Web application developers and new researchers in this field are expected to gather improved and clearer ideas regarding the selection of system architecture and design, development and implementation techniques, and deployment strategies. The book is divided into two main parts. The first part gives an overview of Web and Internet applications in product design and manufacture. The second part includes eight chapters of typical Web applications.