Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing / Mikell P. Groover.
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TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 815 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 9780132393218 (hbk.) :
- 9780132393218
- 670.427 GRO
- TS183
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Previous ed.: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Production Systems 1.2 Automation in Production Systems 1.3 Manual Labor in Production Systems 1.4 Automation Principles and Strategies 1.5 Organization of the Book Part I Overview of Manufacturing chapter 2 Manufacturing Operations 2.1 Manufacturing Industries and Products 2.2 Manufacturing Operations 2.3 Production Facilities 2.4 Product/Production Relationships 2.5 Lean Production chapter 3 Manufacturing Models and Metrics 3.1 Mathematical Models of Production Performance 3.2 Manufacturing Costs Appendix A3 Averaging Procedures for Production Models Part II Automation and Control Technologies chapter 4 Introduction to Automation 4.1 Basic Elements of an Automated System 4.2 Advanced Automation Functions 4.3 Levels of Automation chapter 5 Industrial Control Systems 5.1 Process Industries Versus Discrete Manufacturing Industries 5.2 Continuous Versus Discrete Control 5.3 Computer Process Control chapter 6 Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control 6.1 Sensors 6.2 Actuators 6.3 Analog-to-Digital Converters 6.4 Digital-to-Analog Converters 6.5 Input/Output Devices for Discrete Data chapter 7 Numerical Control 7.1 Fundamentals of NC Technology 7.2 Computer Numerical Control 7.3 Distributed Numerical Control 7.4 Applications of NC 7.5 Engineering Analysis of NC Positioning Systems 7.6 NC Part Programming Appendix A7 Coding for Manual Part Programming Appendix B7 Part Programming with APT chapter 8 Industrial Robotics 8.1 Robot Anatomy and Related Attributes 8.2 Robot Control Systems 8.3 End Effectors 8.4 Sensors in Robotics 8.5 Industrial Robot Applications 8.6 Robot Programming 8.7 Robot Accuracy and Repeatability chapter 9 Discrete Control Using Programmable Logic Controllers and Personal Computers 9.1 Discrete Process Control -- 10.Material transport systems -- 11.Storage systems -- 12.Automatic identification and data capture -- 13.Introduction to manufacturing systems -- 14.Single-station manufacturing cells -- 15.Manual assembly lines -- 16.Automated production lines -- 17.Automated assembly lines -- 18.Cellular manufacturing -- 19.Flexible manufacturing systems -- 20.Quality programs for manufacturing -- 21.Inspection principles and practices -- 22.Inspection technologies -- 23.Product design and CAD/CAM in the production sytem -- 24.Process planning and concurrent engineering -- 25.Production planning and control systems -- 26.Just-in-time and lean production.
This exploration of the technical and engineering aspects of automated production systems provides a comprehensive and balanced coverage of the subject. It covers cutting-edge technologies of production automation and material handling, and how these technologies are used to construct modern manufacturing systems.