Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Global Edition

Preface

Acknowledgments

New to This Edition

Support Materials for Instructors

About the Author

Chapter1 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 About This Book

PART I OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING

Chapter2 MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

2.1 Manufacturing Industries and Products

2.2 Manufacturing Operations

2.3 Production Facilities

2.4 Product/Production Relationships

Chapter3 MANUFACTURING METRICS AND ECONOMICS

3.1 Production Performance Metrics

3.2 Manufacturing Costs

Appendix 3A Averaging Formulas for Equation (3.20)

PART II AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES

Chapter4 INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMATION

4.1 Basic Elements of an Automated System

4.2 Advanced Automation Functions

4.3 Levels of Automation

Chapter5 INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

5.1 Process Industries versus Discrete Manufacturing Industries

5.2 Continuous versus Discrete Control

5.3 Computer Process Control

Chapter6 HARDWARE COMPONENTS FOR AUTOMATION AND

PROCESS CONTROL

6.1 Sensors

6.2 Actuators

6.3 Analog-Digital Conversions

6.4 Input/Output Devices for Discrete Data

Chapter7 COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL

7.1 Fundamentals of NC Technology

7.2 Computers and Numerical Control

7.3 Applications of NC

7.4 Analysis of Positioning Systems

7.5 NC Part Programming

Appendix 7A: Coding for Manual Part Programming

Chapter8 INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS

8.1 Robot Anatomy and Related Attributes

8.2 Robot Control Systems

8.3 End Effectors

8.4 Applications of Industrial Robots

8.5 Robot Programming

8.6 Robot Accuracy and Repeatability

Chapter9 DISCRETE CONTROL AND PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC

CONTROLLERS

9.1 Discrete Process Control

9.2 Ladder Logic Diagrams

9.3 Programmable Logic Controllers

9.4 Personal Computers and Programmable Automation Controllers

PART III MATERIAL HANDLING AND IDENTIFICATION

Chapter 10 MATERIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

10.1Overview of Material Handling

10.2Material Transport Equipment

10.3Analysis of Material Transport Systems

Chapter 11 STORAGE SYSTEMS

11.1 Introduction to Storage Systems

11.2Conventional Storage Methods and Equipment

11.3Automated Storage Systems

11.4Analysis of Storage Systems

Chapter12 AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND DATA CAPTURE

12.1Overview of Automatic Identification Methods

12.2Bar Code Technology

12.3Radio Frequency Identification

12.4Other AIDC Technologies

PART IV MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Chapter 13 OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

13.1Components of a Manufacturing System

13.2Types of Manufacturing Systems

Chapter 14 SINGLE-STATION MANUFACTURING CELLS

14.1Single-Station Manned Cells

14.2Single-Station Automated Cells

14.3Applications of Single-Station Cells

14.4Analysis of Single-Station Cells

Chapter 15 MANUAL ASSEMBLY LINES

15.1Fundamentals of Manual Assembly Lines

15.2Analysis of Single-Model Assembly Lines

15.3Line Balancing Algorithms

15.4Workstation Details

15.5Other Considerations in Assembly Line Design

15.6Alternative Assembly Systems

Appendix 15A Batch-Model and Mixed-Model Lines

Chapter 16 AUTOMATED PRODUCTION LINES

16.1Fundamentals of Automated Production Lines

16.2Applications of Automated Production Lines

16.3Analysis of Transfer Lines

Appendix 16A Transfer Lines with Internal Storage

Chapter 17 AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS

17.1Fundamentals of Automated Assembly Systems

17.2Analysis of Automated Assembly Systems

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