A method to develop semi-generic information models of change-capable cell control systems
Manufacturing industry needs 'change-capable' cell control systems. This in turn requires new enterprise modelling methods and tools that support the (re)configuration and (re)engineering of cells. This paper describes how an enterprise modelling toolset based on the CIMOSA enterprise modelling framework and constructs has been extended to structure and support information modelling based on EXPRESS and STEP. Furthermore, the paper describes use of this extended toolset to define and use a semi-generic model of manufacturing cell control systems which is applicable primarily in printed circuit board manufacturing domains. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
information modelling cell control enterprise modelling cimosa express reference models reusable components