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Assembly is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary (“Assembly” 2018) as:
- (a)
The fitting together of manufactured parts into a complete machine, structure, or unit of a machine.
- (b)
A collection of parts so assembled.
Interestingly, the two definitions above are the two branches of assembly research: the process (and systems) of assembling as defined in (a) and product assembly as defined in (b).
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Introduction
Assembly is the beginning and end of product realization. Product development begins with the design of product as an assembly. Questions about design for manufacturing and design for assembly are usually asked and answered during this time. Product realization ends with “assembly” as the capstone process where components and subsystems come together to form the final assembly. The assembly systems play a critical role in product quality, system productivity, and...
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References
‘Assembly’ (2018) Merriam-Webster.com. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assembly. Accessed 27 June 2018
Eyewitness to History (2005) Henry Ford changes the world, 1908. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ford.htm. Accessed 27 June 2018
Hu SJ et al (2011) Assembly system design and operations for product variety. Ann CIRP Manuf Technol 60(2):715
Whitney DE (2004) Mechanical assemblies: their design, manufacture, and role in product development. Oxford University Press, New York
Further Reading
Boothroyd G (2005) Assembly automation and product design. CRC Press, Boca Raton
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Hu, S.J. (2018). Assembly. In: Chatti, S., Tolio, T. (eds) CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_6616-4
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