What
is
this course about?
Manufacturing Systems, automation, robotics
Context: manufacturing systems
Subject: robots and automation
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Manufacturing Systems
Logics of presentation:
System
Manufacturing system
manufacturing system classification
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System
A set of components that are connected in a way to perform
a task in an environment, which fulfills a mission.
Example
Components are:
drive, frame, ram,
bed, etc. They are
connected in a
definite way to
perform a task or
function
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Manufacturing system
A system that has an input of material and has an output of
material or part, and the output material differs from the
output material in a certain area that is meaningful.
Input
Output
Example
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Manufacturing system: classification
Manufacturing systems have four levels:
1. Enterprise
2. Shop floor
3. Cell or line
4. Machine
Enterprise: a system that has its own
independent management.
Shop floor: a sub-system of an enterprise
where manufacturing activities are carried
out.
Cell or line: a group of machines that
produce a part.
Machine: a single entity that changes the
input material
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Manufacturing system: classification
Manufacturing systems have four levels:
1. Enterprise
Classification along the vertical direction:
2. Shop floor
1. Enterprise manufacturing systems
3. Cell or line
2. Shop floor manufacturing system
4. Machine
3. Cell or line manufacturing system
4. Machine manufacturing system
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Manufacturing system: classification
Manufacturing systems: classification in the horizontal
direction:
Various types of
1.
2.
3.
4.
Enterprise manufacturing system,
Shop floor manufacturing system,
Cell or line manufacturing system, and
Machine manufacturing system
Examples of the different types of machine manufacturing
system are: lathe, milling, drilling, etc.
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What
is
this course about?
Manufacturing Systems, automation, robotics
Context: manufacturing systems
Subject: automation and robots
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Automation and robots
Logics of presentation:
Automation
Robots
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Automation
Perform functions using machines without human actions.
Automation can be classified into two types:
- Soft automation (information flow automation)
- Hard automation (material flow automation)
Robots
Machines that their functions or operations can be
reprogrammable; that is, the change of codes can lead to the
change of machines’ functions
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Summary
We have discussed:
1. Manufacturing systems
2. Automation
3. Robots
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