Author:Du Toit, JDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the basics of product development, and how it is influenced and affected by Industry 4.0.Read more
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Ehlers, EM; Marais, EDate:2010The paper reports on the original concept of introducing Resource-Negotiating (RN) agents into telemanufacturing. Human users submit a design file that they want manufactured. The machine that will be selected to manufacture the design file ...Read more
Author:Venter, Jacobus P; Van Waveren, CCDate:Jun 2009The development of new and improved management methods for new product development is important. Existing methods suffer from a number of shortcomings, especially their inability to deal with a mixture of quantitative and qualitative data. ...Read more
Author:Du Preez, WB; Richter, PW; Hope, DDate:Nov 2006Eyeborn is an innovative hydroxyapatite orbital implant used to replace the eyeball of a patient who has lost an eye. A prosthetic eye cap is fitted on the front of the Eyeborn implant, restoring the patient's appearance and improving his ...Read more
Author:du Preez, WB; de Beer, DJDate:Jun 2006The ability to design and develop new products is generally accepted as a strong enabler for improving the competitiveness of a country’s manufacturing industry. This paper describes the establishment and evolution of the Rapid Product ...Read more