part classification

[′pärt ‚klas·ə·fə‚kā·shən]

(industrial engineering)

A coding scheme employed in automated manfacturing processes that uses four or more digits to assign discrete products to families of parts.

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distributed numerical control

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Mr Alumran said part classification was not helping matters.

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The authors suggest that a four part classification is preferable due to the wide range of motion that is featured among people who present with pronated STJ.

The validity and reliability of a simple semantic classification of foot posture

By clicking on a cluster, users can drill deeper into the specific part classification.

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Clearly, Ganter said, the use of these techniques could involve process planning, design development, part classification and cost estimation.