CODEF WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS RELATED TO PREDITION AND MODELING OF BURR AND EDGE BREAKOUT PHENOMENA, DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA BASE OR KNOWLEDGE BASE OF BEST BURR AVOIDANCE AND REMOVAL TECHNIQUES FROM INDUSTRY, DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ADVISOR FOR DESIGNERS AND PROCESS PLANNERS, DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES FOR DEBURRING CELL LEVEL PROCESS FEEDBACK AND CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED DEBURRING TECHNOLOGIES. ALTHOUGH ALL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES ARE OF INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM OF SPECIAL INTEREST IS THOSE PROCESSES FOR PRECISION MANUFACTURING. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF STANDARDS AND TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIELD.