The present volume contains edited versions of the communications presented at an International Workshop on "Expert Systems in Production Engineering", held in Spa, Belgium, in 1986. Introductory papers on Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems are complemented by case studies of Expert Systems in practice, primarily, in the area of Mechanical Engineering and discussions of the possibilities and the limitations of Expert Systems.

Inhalt
Intelligent computer programs for plastic processing.- What are expert systems.- Concepts of expert systems and languages for their implementation.- Fuzzy sets in expert systems: Present status and future developments.- Man-Machine interface for expert systems.- The Oleophilic Advisor: Knowledge acquisition, representation and control.- From the database to an expert system.- The use of expert systems to support CAD-systems in mechanical engineering.- Examples and potential applications of expert systems in mechanical engineering.- Extensions and modifications to the PROLOG language in view of actual application programming.- Experiences with OPS5 in the development of expert systems at Bayer.- Knowledge representation from a knowledge engineering point of view.- On the requirements for the implementation of knowledge-based industrial planning and configuration systems.- Expert systems applied to Computer Integrated Manufacturing.- Expert System Environment/VM applications in manufacturing.- Development of a producibility engineering expert system.- The development of an automatic system for the generation of planning and control data for milled components.