The Applicability of CAT tools in industry – boundaries and challenges in tolerance engineering practice observed in a medical device company

Nökkvi Sigurdarson; Tobias Eifler; Martin Ebro

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2018.04.066

The Applicability of CAT tools in industry – boundaries and challenges in tolerance engineering practice observed in a medical device company

Nökkvi Sigurdarson^*, Tobias Eifler, Martin Ebro

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Novo Nordisk Foundation

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Abstract

While the capabilities of computer-aided tolerancing (CAT) tools are increasing continuously, their compatibility with design processes in industry is not necessarily a given. This paper seeks to examine potential method barriers and challenges that limit the applicability and general uptake of CAT software in industry, through interviews with practitioners ranging from tolerance engineering specialists to project managers. The study identifies several issues met by practitioners that limits or prevents their use of CAT software, pointing to several unmet needs.

Original language	English
Journal	Procedia CIRP
Volume	75
Pages (from-to)	261-266
ISSN	2212-8271
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2018.04.066
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	15th CIRP Conference on Computer Aided Tolerancing (CIRP CAT 2018) - Milan, Italy Duration: 11 Jun 2018 → 13 Jun 2018 Conference number: 15 http://www.cirpcat2018.polimi.it/

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Conference	15th CIRP Conference on Computer Aided Tolerancing (CIRP CAT 2018)
Number	15
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	11/06/2018 → 13/06/2018
Internet address	http://www.cirpcat2018.polimi.it/

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Tolerance design
Tolerance analysis
Variation simulation
Computer-Aided Tolerancing

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