Comparing CAD files to technical drawings and finding the two mediums of creativity sufficiently analogous yields the conclusion that CAD files, like technical drawings, should warrant copyright's protection. This protection aligns with the constitutional aims and economic justification of the...

In this article we describe and test a theory of complementarities between design-manufacturing integration (DMI) and usage of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT). This study extends prior AMT research by examining the role of complementary assets in explaining how AMTadoption contributes...

In this paper, using the principle of three-dimensional knitting, we introduce a computeraided design system and the basic knitting technology of three-dimensional knitwear in the flat knitting machine. We also provide the corresponding mathematic models

Jedes zweite Unternehmen im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe spart Material, indem es seine Produkte ressourceneffizient designt. Obwohl die zunehmende digitale Vernetzung in komplexen industriellen Produktionsabläufen neue Möglichkeiten zur Ressourceneinsparung öffnet, ist fast die Hälfte der...

In bis zu 85 % sind menschliche Fehler der Hauptgrund für Unfälle im Seeverkehr. Situationsbewusstsein (SB) ist die Hauptursache dieser Fehler. In den meisten Fällen kann fehlerhaftes SB auf zwei Fakten zurückgeführt werden: Es waren zu viele oder zu wenige Informationen vorhanden. In...

"Most current textbooks were written some years ago and, as with many other areas of technology and manufacturing, CAD/CAM processes and solutions have developed rapidly in this period. This book addresses the need to a) provide up-to-date coverage of current CAD/CAM usage and implementation and...

I propose that sunk costs of learning and the output over which these costs are spread determine the probability and depth of technology adoption. Depth of adoption describes the extent to which firms exploit the advantages of the technology. I find that plant size but not firm size predicts CAD...

3D-Modelle professionell konstruieren, rendern, animieren und simulieren Aufbereitung der Modelle für 3D-Druck und CNC-Bearbeitungen sowie Einführung in den Fertigungsprozess Alle wichtigen Funktionen anhand praktischer Beispiele Schritt für Schritt erklärt Mit dem cloudbasierten...

We develop a new test of simultaneous versus sequential complementarities by using a discrete-time binary model for survival-type panel data on the adoption of one, both, or neither of two technologies while controlling for unobserved heterogeneity by instrumenting key variables. We examplify...

Over the past twenty years, the use of digital design tools such as Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) has increased dramatically. Today, almost no product development project is conducted without the use of CAD models. Major advantages typically ascribed to using CAD include better solutions through...

Many studies have shown that firm size is the strongest and most consistent predictor of the adoption of technological innovations, but the causes for this relationship are debated. I investigate the relationships between various size measures and the adoption of computer-aided design (CAD) and...

Diverse authors have shown the influence and importance that ergonomics has on the optimisation and improvement of processes quality and management, and in company business strategies. This paper intends to show the advantages that can arise by joining an ergonomic project methodology with a...

Computer-aided design (CAD) and rapid prototyping (RP) are now a fundamental part of the professional practice of product design and are therefore essential skills for product design undergraduate students. This book provides students with all the tools needed to get to grips with the range of...