Routine Design for Mechanical Engineering

Brinkop, Axel, Laudwein, Norbert, Maasen, Rudiger

AI Magazine 

COMIX (configuration of mixing machines) is a system that assists members of the EKATO Sales Department in designing a mixing machine that fulfills the requirements of a customer. It is used to help the engineer design the requested machine and prepare an offer that's to be submitted to the customer. During the process of routine design, some design decisions have to be made with uncertainty. The success of the system can be measured by the increase in the quantity and the quality of the submitted offers.