Notice of RetractionResearch of equipment remaining life prediction based on flexible process management

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With the continuous development of flexible manufacturing technology, flexible management methods are needed in all kinds of production process. This paper introduces flexible process management method in capturing, tracking, testing, and evaluating the equipment´s condition and its remaining lives. Based on the ever enriched flexible connotation, it is extended into the matching process management. Through introducing of flexible process conception, establishing process-centered process framework and model of equipment remaining life prediction, defining the basic activity, flexible activity and flexible connection of the process, the flexible process management model based on EDCA rule is built. In order to further apply the result of condition testing, and the test result is used as the basis of implementing of maintenance, then, the equipment remaining life prediction oriented flexible process management method is put forward to realize the dynamical management of the whole process of equipment remaining life prediction.