Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Globalization
Design Product Manufacturing
Costs Transport Labour Local standards / cultures / law Demand supply and supply chain management (SCM)
Manufacturing
Disposal ?
Sales
Manufacturing
Concurrent Engineering
Simultaneous decision making by design teams Integrates product design & process planning Details of design more decentralized Needs careful scheduling - tasks done in parallel
Activity B
Activity C Time to market
Conventional Collaboration
Communication
face-to-face discussion, memos, telephone, whiteboard, bulletin board, wall charts, etc.
Collaboration
Knowledge management
Company A
Company B
Virtual Collaboration
Communication
fax, telephone, mail email, discussion groups, shared whiteboard, videoconferencing application sharing, shared network workspace (files in shared directories)
Collaboration
Knowledge management
CAD Processes
Computer Aided Drafting 3D modelling and representation
Layers Assemblies
Visualisation -> Drafting Process Planning: 3D Models -> Machining plan : CAM Planners 3D Models -> Products (Rapid Prototyping)
New requirements
CAD Models to be shared Shared visualisations Modifications easily reflected -> Consistency and safe data propagation Parametric Design Feature based Design Constraints modelling
Autodesk (AutoCAD, Inventor) Unigraphics (UGS SolidEDGE) now under Siemens Delcam (IDEAS)
CATIA, Solid Works : Design DELMIA : Manufacture ENOVIA, SMARTEAM : Product Life Cycle Mgmt Solidworks
Manufacturing
Automation Computer Controlled Machines Robotics Automated work handling systems Precision and repeated operations High quality in output
Manufacturing Approaches
Automation Flexible manufacturing Quality programs Integration Lean production
Automated System
Periodic Automated Examples: Worker System Automated machine tools Transfer lines Automated assembly systems Transformation Process Industrial robots Automated material handling and storage systems Automatic inspection systems for quality control
Variety
Flexible Automation
Fixed Automation
Quantity
Fixed Automation
Sequence of processing (or assembly) operations is fixed by the equipment configuration Typical features: Suited to high production quantities High initial investment for custom-engineered equipment High production rates Relatively inflexible in accommodating product variety
Programmable Automation
Capability to change the sequence of operations through reprogramming to accommodate different product configurations Typical features: High investment in programmable equipment Lower production rates than fixed automation Flexibility to deal with variations and changes in product configuration Most suitable for batch production Physical setup and part program must be changed between jobs (batches)
Flexible Automation
System is capable of changing over from one job to the next with little lost time between jobs Typical features: High investment for custom-engineered system Continuous production of variable mixes of products Medium production rates Flexibility to deal with soft product variety
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Automation Principles
1. Understand the existing process
Input/output analysis Value chain analysis Charting techniques and mathematical modeling Reduce unnecessary steps and moves
Ten strategies for automation and production systems Automation migration strategy
Automation Strategies
1. Specialization of operations 2. Combined operations 3. Simultaneous operations 4. Integration of operations 5. Increased flexibility 6. Improved material handling and storage 7. On-line inspection 8. Process control and optimization 9. Plant operations control 10.Computer-integrated manufacturing
Control Systems Sensors and Actuators Automated Machine Tools Industrial Robotics Logic Controllers Handling Systems Storage Systems Identification Systems Manufacturing Cells Assembly Lines Flexible Manufacturing Systems
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