Abstract

Engineers from all disciplines are using computerized libraries to get quick answers to critical questions. General Electric Appliances in Louisville, KY, is helping its engineers gain more plastics knowhow, has put in place an information software program. The software is Know-How from C-Mold, which is also based in Louisville. Engineers can search for pertinent information about a plastics design problem they may be working on and get answers at their desktop. The Invention Machine product, called Knowledgist, reads and understands digital documents stored in its base. The software uses what the company calls semantic processing technology that scans and analyzes a document. Engineers at GE Appliances use a Web-based computerized library to find answers to questions about plastics molding design and manufacture. The software exists on the Internet and is accessible via a Web browser.

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