Research on Framework of Digital Process Planning Platform

Digital factory technology is a research focus in academe and industry, which is an advanced manufacturing technology that is proposed to bridge product development and manufacturing. For applying digital factory technology in machining domain, a concept of digital process planning and its framework are suggested, its components including machining domain knowledge model, machining knowledge base, machining resource base and process planning system are studied. The framework of digital process planning is of value for implementing digital factory technology in machining industry.