... manufacturing systems Optimization Process control Tool selection The optimization of the cutting process is an important issue in modern manufacturing systems, especially in the capital intensive and high automatic manufacturing facilities, such as flexible manufacturing systems and computer...

...C.S. Syan Considers the development of the automatic cutting tool selection system. Examines how the advent of knowledge‐based expert systems and CAD popularity has enabled wider availability of manufacturing process information, and the knowledge requirements for specifying optimal cutting tools...