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FMS at work / John Hartley.

By: Hartley, John.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Bedford : Amsterdam : IFS (Publications) Ltd ; North-Holland, 1984Description: [13], 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0903608626.Subject(s): Manufacturing processes -- Data processing | Manufacturing processes -- Technological innovations | Automation | Machine-tools -- Numerical control | Flexible manufacturing systemsDDC classification: 670.427
Contents:
Who needs FMS? -- How flexible is FMS? -- CNC - the basic ingredient -- From the embryo towards the simple FMS -- The layout and its influence on workflow -- Unmanned vehicles cut hidden costs -- Crucial decisions on pallets and fixtures -- Tool management, swarf removal and maintenance -- Comprehensive FMS in action -- Cost effectiveness - where FMS wins hands down -- Sheet metal work -- Welding - in search of sensors -- Assembly - a long way to go -- FMS in the foundry, forge and moulding shop -- The grand plan -- Control systems and software - putting theory and practice together - Putting an FMS together -- Training - changing roles -- The future - more productivity, less people.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 670.427 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00025535
Total holds: 0

Bibliography: (pages 275-278) and index.

Who needs FMS? -- How flexible is FMS? -- CNC - the basic ingredient -- From the embryo towards the simple FMS -- The layout and its influence on workflow -- Unmanned vehicles cut hidden costs -- Crucial decisions on pallets and fixtures -- Tool management, swarf removal and maintenance -- Comprehensive FMS in action -- Cost effectiveness - where FMS wins hands down -- Sheet metal work -- Welding - in search of sensors -- Assembly - a long way to go -- FMS in the foundry, forge and moulding shop -- The grand plan -- Control systems and software - putting theory and practice together - Putting an FMS together -- Training - changing roles -- The future - more productivity, less people.

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