Unit 5

Computer Integrated Manufacturing & Group Technology:Introduction to CIM, Scope of Computer integrated Manufacturing, CIM Wheel, Types of Manufacturing systems, Machine tools and related equipment, Material handling systems, Computer control systems, FMS. Importance of batch and job shop production; merits of converting zigzag process layout flow to smooth flow in cellular layout, Production Flow Analysis (PFA) and clustering methods; concept of part families and coding; hierarchical, attribute and hybrid coding; OPITZ, MICLASS and DCLASS coding; FMS; material handling robots, Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP).

CIM:

NOTES: Group Technology, PFA, CAPP etc.

 

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CIM Wheel

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CAPP:

 

Product Flow Analysis: