Collaboration and Communication in Integrated System of Digital Manufacturing

Abstract

The paper presents a short overview of the tools and technologies for product data interoperability and management in digital manufacturing environment. The concept of digital manufacturing requires a reference model implemented within infrastructure of information and communication technologies. Reference model of collaborative process planning is based on merging of virtual organizations focused on product design and development. Such approach provides process planning activities at meta, macro, and micro levels. Usual web platform that supports this kind of work, implemented as a part of a collaborative environment, is the CORE platform. From a technological point of view, the concept of this platform is based on synchronous usage of Internet and services of virtual and augmented reality. Full collaboration assumes extensive application of neutral data formats.