CIMS - Introduction

Prepared by:

Ravinder Kumar Duvedi

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Thapar University, Patiala

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Trends in Manufacturing
Demand for:
1.Quality
2.On time delivery
3.Uninterrupted supply
4.Lower price

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Types of Production Systems

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Continuous flow process

Mass Production of discrete products
Batch Production
Job Shop Production

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Types of Production Systems

Continuous-process
production:
Continuous dedicated production of large
amounts of bulk Products that flows in a
continuous
stream.
Example: Petroleum production, cement
production, steel rolling, paper production,
etc.
Mass production: High volume production of
discrete products with relatively small
variations in products.
Example:
Automobiles,
TV sets, electronic
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Batch Production: Production of medium lot
sizes of same product or components. Lots
may be produced once or repeated
periodically
Example: Books, Clothing, certain Industrial
Machinery
Job-shop production: Production of small
number of different discrete products
Example: Ships, Airliners, flyovers/ bridges/
dams
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AUTOMATION OF PRODUCTION
SYSTEMS
Automate manufacturing systems operate in
the factory on the physical product. They
perform operations such as processing,
assembly, inspection or material handling.
They are called automated because they
perform these operations with the reduced
level of human intervention.

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AUTOMATION OF PRODUCTION
SYSTEMS
Automated manufacturing systems can be
classified into three basic types:
1.Fixed Automation
2.Programmable Automation
3.Flexible Automation

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Fixed Automation
It is a system in which the sequence of processing operations is
fixed by the equipment configuration. Each of the operation
usually consists of either linear, radial or both type of motion. It
is the integration and coordination of many such operations that
makes the system complex. It is shown in figure 1 as Special
Systems and Transfer Lines.
Typical features of fixed automation are:
High initial investment
High production rates
Inflexible in accommodating product variety
The economic justification of such automation is found for
products that are produced in
very large quantities and at high production rates.
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Programmable Automation
In this type of automation the production equipment is designed with the capability
to change the sequence of operations to accommodate different product
configurations. The operation sequence is controlled by a program, which is a set of
instructions coded so that they can be read and interpreted by the system. New
programs can be prepared and entered into the equipment to produce new
products. Features of programmable automation are:
High investment in general purpose equipment
Lower production rates the fixed automation
Flexibility to adapt to new product configurations
Programmable automation production systems are used for low and medium
volume productions. The parts and products are typically made in batches. It is
shown in the
figure as Manufacturing Cell and Stand alone CNC Machines. To produce a new
batch the new set of programs are loaded. The physical setup of the machine must
also be changed. This changeover procedure takes time and is called setup time.

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Flexible Automation
It is an extension of the programmable automation. A flexible
automated system is capable of producing a variety of products
with virtually no time lost in changing over from one part to
another. It is shown in the figure 1 as Flexible Manufacturing
Systems (FMS). There is no lost production time while
reprogramming the system and altering the physical system. It is a
case of soft variety, so that the amount of changeover required
between the styles is minimal.
The features of flexible automation may be summarised asfollows:
High investment for custom engineered system
Continuous production of variable mixtures of products
Medium production rates
Flexibility to deal with product design variations
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