METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING, ORDERING AND MANAGING THE FABRICATION IN A FACTORY OF AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE APPARATUS USING A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM

摘要

A complete system for the online design and purchasing of an injection molding machine apparatus is presented. At least one merchant computer is connected to at least one buyer computer over a communications network whereby a buyer can selectably design and place on order an injection molding machine apparatus. Improved means for storage and sharing of design information of the machine apparatus is presented which results in reduced fabrication cycle time and improved quality and on time delivery.