FMS at work / John Hartley.
By: Hartley, John.
Material type: BookPublisher: 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: 670.427Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 670.427 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00025535 |
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.