Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword: The French AIP-PRIMECA Network, by Pascal Ray; Plenary Talks; Supporting Participative Joint Decisions in Integrated Design and Manufacturing Teams, by Stephen C.-Y Lu and Amanda Conger Know-How Reuse in the Conceptual Design Phase of Complex Engineering Products ??? Or: "Are You Still Constructing Manually or Do You Already Generate Automatically?", by Stephan Rudolph; Forming Technologies and Design; Numerical Optimization of an Industrial Multi-Steps Stamping Process by Using the Design of Experiment Method, by Yann Ledoux, Eric Pairel and Robert Arrieux; Validation Problems of Virtual Prototyping Systems Used in Foundry for Technology Optimization of Ductile Iron Castings, by Zenon Ignaszak; Simulation of Forming Processes, with Friction, Coupling Finite Elements and Boundary Elements, by Dominique Bigot, Hocine Kebir and Jean-Marc Roelandt; Experimental and Numerical Study of the Tool in Water Jet Incremental Sheet Metal Forming , by Bostjan Jurisevic, Viktor Sajn, Mihael Junkar and Franc Kosel; Mechanical Systems Design and Optimization; Hybrid (Bolted/Bonded) Joints Applied to Aeronautic Parts: Analytical One-Dimensional Models of a Single-Lap Joint, by Eric Paroissien, Marc Sailor and Jacques Huet; Precision Study of a Decoupled Four Degrees of Freedom Parallel Robot Including Manufacturing and Assembling Errors, by R. Rizk, N. Andreff J. C. Fauroux, J.M. Lavest and G. Gogu; Numerical Simulation of Parallel Robots with Decoupled Motions and Complex Structure in a Modular Design Approach, by Zhen Wu, Rani Rizk, Jean-Christophe Fauroux and Grigore Gogu; Constraints Automatic Relaxation to Design Products with Fully Free Form Features, by Jean-Philippe Pernot, Qian Qiao and Philippe V??ron; Design and Communication; Rapid and Accurate Data Integration Method for Reverse Engineering Applications, by Jafar Jamshidi, Antony Roy Mileham and Geraint Wyn Owen; Observations on Data Relating to User Browsing Behaviour and Usage of Electronic Information, by Duncan Campbell, Steve Culley and Chris McMahon; ICT System Requirements in Collaborative Design with Suppliers, by Eric Blanco and Marie-Anne Le Dam; Improved Computational Models; Direct Measurement of Dynamic Structural Deformations in Order to Improve Dynamic Models of PKM, by Tony Cano, Fr??d??ric Chapelle, Pascal Ray and Jean-Marc Lavest; Mechanical Behavior Analysis of Flexible Parts in a Real-Time Virtual Environment for Aided Design, by Fr??d??ric Druesne, Jean-Luc Dulong and Pierre Villon; Knowledge Base Formulation for Aided Design Tool, by J??r??me Pailh??s, Mohammed Sallaou and Jean-Pierre Nadeau; Calibration Accuracy of a Parallel Structure Machine Tool with Respect to Machined Part Quality, by H??l??ne Chanel, Emmanuel Duc and Pascal Ray; Design and Manufacturing Knowledge Modelling and Handling; An Ontology Architecture for Standards Integration and Conformance in Manufacturing, by Laurent Deshayes, Sebti Foufou and Michael Gruninger; Knowledge Loss in Design Reviews, by Gregory Huet, Christopher A. McMahon, Florence Sellini, Stephen J. Culley and Clement Fortin; Internet/Intranet/Extranet-Based Systems in the CESICED Platform for Virtual Product Development Environment, by George Dragoi, Costel Emil Cotet, Sebastian Rosu and Luminita Rosu; Which Representation for Sets of Product and Associated Services during the Design Process?, by Nicolas Maussang, Daniel Brissaud and Peggy Zwolinski; Knowledge Management Aspects for Business Process Management: An Approach through the Information Management within and between Processes ??? Case Study at STMicroelectronics, by Hendrik Busch, Mickael Gardoni and Michel Tollenaere; Process Planning; Machining Strategy Choice: Performance Viewer, by Laurent Tapie, Kwamivi Bernardin Mawussi and Bernard Anselmetti; Towards an Approach for Rapid Copying of Free-Form Surfaces in 5-Axis Machining, by Pierre Breteau, Fran??ois Thi??baut, Pierre Bourdet and Claire Lartigue; Manufacturing Plant Layout Supported with Data Mining Techniques, by Bruno Agard and Catherine Da Cunha; Empowering CAPP Systems with Human-Computer Interaction Study, by Vincent Capponi and Fran??ois Villeneuve ; Tolerancmg Methods; Optimization of Gear Tolerances by Statistical Analysis and Genetic Algorithm, by J??r??me Bruyere, Jean- Yves Dantan, Fangcai Wu and Regis Bigot; Modal Tolerancing ??? Application to Gap and Flush Analysis, by Pierre-Antoine Adragna, Serge Samper Fabien Formosa and Maurice Fillet; Evaluation of Machining Dispersions for Turning Process, by Arnaud Lefebvre and Valery Wolff; Metal Cutting and High Speed Machining; Fundamental Understanding of the Segmented Chip Genesis for Smart Machining, A Contribution in Hard Material Turning, by Mabrouki, S. Beihadi and J.-F Rigal; Identification of Plunge Milling Parameters to Compare with Conventional Milling, by MohamadAl-Ahmad, Alain d???Acunto and Patrick Martin; Agility in High Speed Machining: Optimization between Tool and Holder, by Abdelkarim Ben Mhenni, Christian Mascie and Marek Balazinski; Kinematic Performance in 5-Axis Machining, by Sylvain Lavernhe, Christophe Tournier and Claire Lartigue; Dynamic Analyses and Design Optimization of High Speed Spindle-Bearing System, by Vincent Gagnol, B. C. Bouzgarrou, Pascal Ray and Christian Barra; Identification of Cutting Relations in High Speed Milling, by Stephanie Bissey-Breton, Gerard Poulachon and Fran??ois Lapujoulade; Using the 3D CAD Models for Programming High Speed Machining, by Zenobia Weiss, Roman Konieczny and Radostaw Paszkiewicz; Author Index; Subject Index.