Virtual Manufacturing Background Project

Survey Response

• Name(s): Don R. Brown
• Contact Information:

  Don R. Brown, PhD.
  Director, Design Systems Laboratory
  3209 MEB
  University of Utah
  Salt Lake City, UT 84112
  voice: 801.581.5340
  fax:   801.585.5261
  email: dbrown@me.utah.edu
  

• Information related to Virtual Manufacturing

  	I believe our work on PartNet is very relevant. The URL is
  http://www.part.net.
  
  			PartNet
  
  PartNet is a federated database for product information.  PartNet
  helps customers perform product and price comparisons to improve
  purchasing decisions.  It uses data networks to deliver product
  information directly from the part supplier to the customer.  A
  customer opens a window on his or her computer and describes the
  characteristics of the part of interest. For example, in the case of
  electrical connectors, the user may desire a certain number of pins,
  the voltage, power, and shielding requirements. The user interface
  forms a query which is sent to all the potential suppliers. Database
  managers at each of the suppliers search their local data and respond
  with descriptions of parts which match the user's requirements. The
  user may then request further information on the part such as
  photographic images, CAD models, technical notes, or any other
  material that the vendor has supplied.
  

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