1. Managing modularity in product family design with functional modeling

   • W. Y. Zhang
   • S. Y. Tor
   • G. A. Britton

   Original Article 12 November 2005 Pages: 579 - 588

2. Product modeling for multidisciplinary collaborative design

   • Chen Liang
   • Jin Guodong

   Original Article 02 December 2005 Pages: 589 - 600

3. An intelligent estimation method for product design time

   • D. Xu
   • H. -S. Yan

   Original Article 02 December 2005 Pages: 601 - 613

4. Feature signature prediction of a boring process using neural network modeling with confidence bounds

   • Gang Yu
   • Hai Qiu
   • Jay Lee

   Original Article 18 November 2005 Pages: 614 - 621

5. Life prediction system using a tool’s geometric shape for high-speed milling

   • S. Y. Lin
   • J. C. Lin
   • B. J. Lin

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 March 2006 Pages: 622 - 630

6. CAE-Based six sigma robust optimization for deep- drawing process of sheet metal

   • Y. Q. Li
   • Z. S. Cui
   • D. J. Zhang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 10 January 2006 Pages: 631 - 637

7. Further observations and review of numerical simulations of sheet metal punching

   • W. Klingenberg
   • U. P. Singh

   Original Article 08 March 2006 Pages: 638 - 644

8. FE numerical simulation of mould temperature field during the continuous casting of steel

   • Yanmin Xie
   • Huping Yu
   • Yonglin Ma

   Original article 08 December 2005 Pages: 645 - 651

9. Experimental investigations into forces acting during a magnetic abrasive finishing process

   • Dhirendra K. Singh
   • V. K. Jain
   • V. Raghuram

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 November 2005 Pages: 652 - 662

10. Practical method to locate the initial weld position using visual technology

    • Xizhang Chen
    • Shanben Chen
    • Yucheng Lei

    Original Article 12 November 2005 Pages: 663 - 668

11. Development of mathematical models for prediction of weld bead geometry in cladding by flux cored arc welding

    • P. K. Palani
    • N. Murugan

    Original Article 07 March 2006 Pages: 669 - 676

12. The selection of the optimal design parameters applied to the gas-assisted injection mould of an L-shape plates design

    • K. S. Lee

    Original Article 11 January 2006 Pages: 677 - 686

13. Rapid prototyping machine based on ceramic laser fusion

    • Hwa Hsing Tang
    • Fwu Hsing Liu
    • Wen Hsiang Lin

    Original Article 17 November 2005 Pages: 687 - 692

14. Nonlinear friction compensation in mechatronic servo systems

    • Zhi-qian Mei
    • Yun-can Xue
    • Ru-qing Yang

    Original Article 17 November 2005 Pages: 693 - 699

15. Investigation of the forward kinematics of the Gough‐Stewart manipulator with natural coordinates

    • Jing‐Shan Zhao
    • Yuan Yun
    • Jing‐Xin Dong

    Original Article 08 December 2005 Pages: 700 - 716

16. Optimal allocation of index positions on tool magazines using an ant colony algorithm

    • Alluru Gopala Krishna
    • K. Mallikarjuna Rao

    Original Article 17 November 2005 Pages: 717 - 721

17. Simple heuristic to minimize total tardiness in a single machine scheduling problem

    • R. Panneerselvam

    Original Article 18 November 2005 Pages: 722 - 726

18. Production-flow-value-based job dispatching method for semiconductor manufacturing

    • Suhua Hsieh
    • Kai-Chung Hou

    Original Article 17 November 2005 Pages: 727 - 737

19. Equipment health diagnosis and prognosis using hidden semi-Markov models

    • Ming Dong
    • David He
    • Jonathan Keller

    Original Article 19 November 2005 Pages: 738 - 749

20. Developing a diagnostic system through the integration of ant colony optimization systems and case-based reasoning

    • R. J. Kuo
    • C. L. Cha
    • S. H. Chou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 March 2006 Pages: 750 - 760

21. The practices of integrating manufacturing execution system and six sigma methodology

    • Yeong-Dong Hwang

    Original Article 21 March 2006 Pages: 761 - 768

22. Knowledge induction from uncertain information systems

    • Jiang Yajun
    • Lou Zhenliang

    Original Article 30 March 2006 Pages: 769 - 777

23. Applications of equivalent components concept on the singularity analysis of TRR–XY hybrid parallel kinematic machine tools

    • Shang-Liang Chen
    • Tsann-Huei Chang
    • Yi-Chin Lin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 December 2005 Pages: 778 - 788