Part-Focused Manufacturing Process

Ontology (PMPO)IE 500

11/25/2013Lucas Mesmer

Create an ontology that relates “parts” to the manufacturing processes that produced them

Scope

Manufacturing Service Descriptive Language (MSDL)◦ Designed as an upper ontology representing the

capabilities of manufacturing services◦ Does not incorporate BFO◦ Primary objective: Supplier discovery in web-

based environments

Existing Ontologies

Processes in MSDL

True-Path Rule

End Milling Definition

Manufacturing Service Descriptive Language (MSDL)

Processes in PMPO

True-Path Rule◦ Mold

Inputs / Outputs and Qualities

PMPO

Sand Casting Description Inputs / Outputs and

Qualities Primarily focused on the

part that is output and the associated qualities of the outputted part

PMPO

Part Definitions Part A Property Assertions

PMPO Example Part

Reasoner Results Part A_Description Part A Property Assertions

PMPO Example Part

Reasoner Results Part capable of

having been milled

PMPO

Engineering◦ Determination of potential processes to create a

specific part Engineering / Purchasing

◦ Alternative process discovery◦ Supplier discovery

Potential Applications

Questions?