Abstract
Current trends in the automation of manufacturing systems are towards the development of FMS and CIM. The task of automating any manufacturing systems involves automating the product design (CAD), process design (CAPP) and product manufacture processes (CAM). Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP) represents an essential bridge between CAD and CAM. A true CAPP system has dual roles. The first function of a CAPP system involves planning the operations and conditions required to produce a part. The second planning function addresses the issue of work-holding in the manufacture of a part. This function plans the fixtures required to hold the part during production. However, the majority of today's CAPP systems perform the first planning function only. The second planning function has been left to a new breed of computer-aided systems, namely the Computer-Aided Fixture Planning (CAFP) systems.
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