An integral system for education and training, in which a production manage- ment system at an enterprises level through a mechanical processing system are in- cluded, has been constructed for the Advanced Polytechnic Center. Data associa- tions between the upper and lower stages of a CIM function hierarchy and data associations between processes from the design process through the manufacturing process are merged seamlessly through a unified data base. Virtual factories, manu- facturing lines, machines and measuring devices can be defined by simulation tech- nologies of various kinds to allow a allow a latitude in the content of education.
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