Inproceedings,
Cost estimation for punch dies by genetic programming
RIM 2005 / 5th International scientific conference on Production engineering, page 167--172. Faculty of Technical Engineering, Bihac, Bosnia and Hercegovina, (14-17 September 2005)
Abstract
The paper presents a new approach for cost estimation
of punch dies used in metal-forming industry. In the
modern business world fast and accurate information is
the principal advantage in securing orders and
establishing the company's renowned. Often, the offer
for the manufacturing and supply of the tool must be
sent within a short time. However, precise preparation
of the offer requires much work. The paper presents an
approach ensuring fast determination of the relatively
precise cost estimate of the punch dies on the basis of
the tool input parameters (e.g., outside dimensions,
number of blades, number of directions of cutting). The
proposed approach is based on the evolutionary
searching for the adequate general equation describing
the influence of the tool input parameters on punch die
manufacturing cost. Evolutionary development of the
equation was performed by the genetic programming and
the base of the punch dies already made.
