The book hence contains a selection of refereed papers presented at the conference. It represents the latest thinking on manufacture from mainly Europe and Asia perspectives. It includes 88 papers from 174 accepted refereed papers, focusing on the advancement in the area of manufacturing technologies, supporting tools and special techniques. | Advanced Design and Manufacture to Gain a Competitive Edge Xiu-Tian Yan • Chengyu Jiang • Benoit Eynard Editors Advanced Design and Manufacture to Gain a Competitive Edge New Manufacturing Techniques and their Role in Improving Enterprise Performance 123 Xiu-Tian Yan, BEng, PhD, CEng, MIET, FITL Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM) University of Strathclyde James Weir Building 75 Montrose Street Glasgow G1 1XJ UK Chengyu Jiang, PhD Northwestern Polytechnical University 127 Youyi Xilu Xi’an 710072 Shaanxi China Benoit Eynard, PhD, MAFM, MDS Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering University of Technology Compiègne BP60319 60203 Compiègne Cedex France ISBN 978-1-84800-240-1 DOI e-ISBN 978-1-84800-241-8 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Advanced design and manufacture to gain a competitive edge 1. Engineering design - Congresses 2. Manufacturing processes - Congresses I. Yan, Xiu-Tian II. Jiang, Chengyu III. Eynard, Benoit 620'.0042 ISBN-13: 9781848002401 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008928772 © 2008 Springer-Verlag London Limited Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information .
