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Plug and Play Software for Agile Manufacturing

Supported by the ATP Focused Program,
Technologies for the Integration of Manufacturing Applications (TIMA)

Society for Photo Instrumentation Engineers

Conference Chair: Barbara L. Maia Goldstein
National Institute of Standards and Technology

November 18-19, 1996
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2913

Program Committee: Richard W. Bolton, National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols (NIIIP); James E. Heaton, AMR Consulting; Pradeep K. Khosla, ARPA; Steven Ray, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Eugene S. Meieren, Intel Corporation; Charles Petrie, Stanford University; George Siegle, IBM Corporation; and Alan Weber, SEMATECH

Monday, November 18
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Objects: the key to interoperability (Keynote Address), C. Stone, Object Management Group (OMG) [2913-01]

Monday, 9:00 a.m.
SESSION 1

FRAMEWORKS and ARCHITECTURES
Chair: Richard W. Bolton, National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols
  • NIIIP: enabling the virtual enterprise, P.W. Horstmann, IBM Corporation [2913-02]

  • Integrating a distributed, agile, virtual enterprise in the TEAM program, K. Cobb, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems; H. Gray, Oak Ridge National Lab.; R. Hewgley, R. Neal, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems [2913-03

  • Agile application integration enabled by the SEMATECH CIM framework architecture, S. Hawker, F. Waskiewicz, SEMATECH, Inc. [2913-04]
Monday, 9:45 to 3:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
  • Integrating manufacturing software for intelligent planning and execution, B.B. Chu, University of North Carolina/Charlotte; M. Matthews, IBM Corporation; R.G. Wilhelm, University of North Carolina/Charlotte; J.G. Barnes, IBM Corporation; B. McIntyre, QAD, Inc.; N. May, Berclain USA Ltd.; M. Hegedus, IBM Corporation; T. Finn, University of Maryland/Baltimore County; S. Su, University of Florida; J. Long, University of North Carolina/Charlotte; Y. Peng, University of Maryland/Baltimore County [2913-05

  • Framework for discrete parts production: an experience report of the National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed framework project, N.B. Christopher, National Institute of Standards and Technology [2913-06]
SESSION 2
DISTRIBUTED DESIGN and MANUFACTURING
Chair: George Siegle, IBM Corporation
  • Architecture for distributed design and fabrication, M.B. Mcllrath, D.E. Troxel, D.S. Boning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [2913-07
  • Using CORBA to integrate manufacturing cells to a virtual enterprise, C.M. Pancerella, R.A. Whiteside, Sandia National Labs [2913-08
  • Creating the virtual enterprise with VE gateways, P.W. Herman, C. Good, T.J. Hahn, D. Wierbowski, IBM Corporation [2913-09]
Monday, 3:15 to 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 19
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

A look at a practical factory automation system (Keynote Address), D.K. Rose, Intel Corporation [2913-10]

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.
SESSION 3

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Chair: Charles Petrie, Stanford University
  • REAGERE: a reaction-based architecture for integration and control, N.M. Berry, S.R. Kumara, The Pennsylvania State University [2913-11]

  • Function-based integration strategy for plug and play software in the Sandia Agile Manufacturing Testbed (SAMT), H. Park, Sandia National Labs [2913-12]

  • Model-driven engines: adaptable components for plug and play, D. Skeen, Vitria Technology, Inc. [2913-13]
Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. To NOON
Lunch/Exhibit Break
SESSION 4
INTEGRATION CASE STUDIES and TESTBEDS
Chair: Alan Weber, SEMATECH
  • Plug and play interoperability: the FAIME solution methodology, J.G. Barnes, IBM Corporation; B.B. Chu, University of North Carolina/Charlotte; M. Matthews, J.E. Sims, IBM Corporation; J. Long, University of North Carolina/Charlotte; M. Hamilton, R. Lambert, IBM Corporation [2913-14
  • Comparing integration case studies using the FAIME approach, J.E. Sims, IBM Corporation; B.B. Chu, J. Long, University of North Carolina/Charlotte; J.G. Barnes, M. Matthews, M. Hamilton, D. Drake, R. Anderson, R. Lambert, C. Jones, M. Connard, IBM Corporation [2913-15
  • Advanced Process Control Framework Initiative, T. Hill, Honeywell Technology Center [2913-16]
  • Lessons learned from framework implementation, P. McGuire, SEMATECH, Inc. [2913-17]
Tuesday, 1:30 to 4:45 p.m.
ADDITIONAL PROCEEDINGS PAPERS
  • Frameworks and architectures (Proceedings Only), R.W. Bolton, National Industrial Information Infrastructure [2913-18
  • Distributed design and manufacturing (Proceedings only), G. Siegle, IBM Corporation [2913-19]
  • Emerging technologies (Proceedings Only), C. Petrie, Sanford University [2913-20]
  • Integration case studies and testbeds (Proceedings Only), A. Weber, SEMATECH, Inc. [2913-21]
  • Plug and play software for agile manufacturing (Proceedings Only), B.L. Goldstein, National Institute of Standards and Technology [2913-22]


Date created: September 10, 1996
Last updated: April 29, 2003

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