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Confluential Assembly
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Confluential assembly Related terms: Multiscale Assembly, Bottom Up and Top Down Assembly. Definition Confluential Assembly refers to the applicaton of two or more differing assembly schemes to a product manufacturing scheme. It is to be noted that this term strictly refers to mechanical assembly alone and not processes. The assembly planning may combine these fundamentally differing schemes in serial or parallel fashion depending on the nature of the exact product being manufactured. Example: Nanotechnology Based Manufacturing One of the challenges associated with the configuring a nanofactory is to accomplish assembly over multiple scales;starting from part sizes ranging a few nanometers to a few hundred microns (micro meters). Parts spanning a few nanometers in size are typically assmbled using self assembly techniques and parts/assemblies which are hundreds of nanometers/few microns in size are assembled using top down (pick and place) style. In such a case, confluential assembly planning directs merger of the two types sucg that the required throughput, yield and other process requirements are maintained. Confluential Assembly vs Convergent Assembly 
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