Aerospace manufacturing SMEs are continuously facing the challenge on managing their supply chain and complying with the aerospace manufacturing quality standard requirement due to their lack of resources and the natu...Aerospace manufacturing SMEs are continuously facing the challenge on managing their supply chain and complying with the aerospace manufacturing quality standard requirement due to their lack of resources and the nature of business. In this paper, the ERP system based approach is presented to quality control and assurance work in light of seamless integration of in-process production data and information internally and therefore managing suppliers more effectively and efficiently. The Aerospace Manufacturing Quality Assurance Standard （BS/EN9100） is one of the most recognised and essential protocols for developing the industry-operated-and-driven quality assurance systems. The research investigates using the ERP based system as an enabler to implement BS/EN9100 quality management system at manufacturing SMEs and the associated implementation and application perspectives. An application case study on a manufacturing SME is presented by using the SAP based implementation, which helps fiarther evaluate and validate the approach and application system development.展开更多
Integrated Quality Assurance System (IQAS) is an important part of CIMS.This paper introduces the architecture of IQAS,elaborates the philosophy of quality assurance and quality control in CIMS.A type of function mode...Integrated Quality Assurance System (IQAS) is an important part of CIMS.This paper introduces the architecture of IQAS,elaborates the philosophy of quality assurance and quality control in CIMS.A type of function model is proposed.Meanwhile, details of the model are described.展开更多
The additive manufacturing(AM)process plays an important role in enabling cross-disciplinary research in engineering and personalised medicine.Commercially available clinical tools currently utilised in radiotherapy a...The additive manufacturing(AM)process plays an important role in enabling cross-disciplinary research in engineering and personalised medicine.Commercially available clinical tools currently utilised in radiotherapy are typically based on traditional manufacturing processes,often leading to non-conformal geometries,time-consuming manufacturing process and high costs.An emerging application explores the design and development of patient-specific clinical tools using AM to optimise treatment outcomes among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.In this review,we:•highlight the key advantages of AM in radiotherapy where rapid prototyping allows for patient-specific manufacture•explore common clinical workflows involving radiotherapy tools such as bolus,compensators,anthropomorphic phantoms,immobilisers,and brachytherapy moulds;and•investigate how current AM processes are exploited by researchers to achieve patient tissuelike imaging and dose attenuations.Finally,significant AM research opportunities in this space are highlighted for their future advancements in radiotherapy for diagnostic and clinical research applications.展开更多
基金support for this research (R85169) from Mollart Engineering Ltd
文摘Aerospace manufacturing SMEs are continuously facing the challenge on managing their supply chain and complying with the aerospace manufacturing quality standard requirement due to their lack of resources and the nature of business. In this paper, the ERP system based approach is presented to quality control and assurance work in light of seamless integration of in-process production data and information internally and therefore managing suppliers more effectively and efficiently. The Aerospace Manufacturing Quality Assurance Standard （BS/EN9100） is one of the most recognised and essential protocols for developing the industry-operated-and-driven quality assurance systems. The research investigates using the ERP based system as an enabler to implement BS/EN9100 quality management system at manufacturing SMEs and the associated implementation and application perspectives. An application case study on a manufacturing SME is presented by using the SAP based implementation, which helps fiarther evaluate and validate the approach and application system development.
基金Supported by the Commission of Science,Technology and Industry for National Defence of China
文摘Integrated Quality Assurance System (IQAS) is an important part of CIMS.This paper introduces the architecture of IQAS,elaborates the philosophy of quality assurance and quality control in CIMS.A type of function model is proposed.Meanwhile, details of the model are described.
基金This research was conducted by the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing(IC160100026).The support of the Gross Foundation is also acknowledged.
文摘The additive manufacturing(AM)process plays an important role in enabling cross-disciplinary research in engineering and personalised medicine.Commercially available clinical tools currently utilised in radiotherapy are typically based on traditional manufacturing processes,often leading to non-conformal geometries,time-consuming manufacturing process and high costs.An emerging application explores the design and development of patient-specific clinical tools using AM to optimise treatment outcomes among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.In this review,we:•highlight the key advantages of AM in radiotherapy where rapid prototyping allows for patient-specific manufacture•explore common clinical workflows involving radiotherapy tools such as bolus,compensators,anthropomorphic phantoms,immobilisers,and brachytherapy moulds;and•investigate how current AM processes are exploited by researchers to achieve patient tissuelike imaging and dose attenuations.Finally,significant AM research opportunities in this space are highlighted for their future advancements in radiotherapy for diagnostic and clinical research applications.
