Manufacturing Automation

MAE 464-564

Course requirements
Lecture classes
Mid term and final exam

Laboratory exercise
Robotics PLC Two projects CNC Programming

One research oriented paper for Grad. students

Announcements
Interactive class - Unique opportunities Resources and sites
Research projects and Other organizations

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Topics
Automation Systems
PLCS Robots CNC AGV Rapid Prototypes

Algorithms and Maths

Group Technology FMS Design PLM Features Simulation

Project
Design one product Analyze automation Study Product Life Cycle Look at core product model

What is Manufacturing

Manufacturing
A series of interrelated activities and operations involving design, material selection, planning, production, quality assurance, management, and marketing of discrete consumer and durable goods. Manufacturing is a Systematic process of converting raw materials to its value added form

Name a few Processes?

Types of manufacturing
Process (continuous) type
steel, glass, chemical, semi-conductors High degree of automation

Part discrete type

individual parts are made Quite often complex assembly is required Mechanical, electromechanical and electronic

What are the elements of Mfg. Automation?

Software or systems?

Manufacturing Automation
Organized and Systematic method of increasing the productivity and reducing the product development cycle.

History of Automation
When did automation start ?
CAM based machines were used in 1930 and 40s Multiple head turning and milling Flow line assembly with several repetitive machines Electronic controller PLCs and computer CNC machines, CAD, FMA cellular systems.

Manufacturing Perspective
1970s - Cost focused 1980s - Quality first 1990s - Delivery performance, customization, and environmental issues 2000s - Information and Knowledge integration
Proper Strategy Formulation

Competitive Advantage
Understand customer desires

Internal rapid response mechanisms

Faster and cost effective products

Design for Manufacturing

(Verb) The process of creating a specification for construction of a part which involves synthesis, analysis, and optimization.

(Noun) The resulting specification and includes geometry, topology, tolerances, material, and other parameters necessary for manufacturing the part.

Highly Agile Product Automation

Design Automation CAD Manufacturing Processes: to allow easy design

Missing Link

Design for: Manufacturing Assembly Automation Inspection

Manufacturing Automation CAM

Made to order?
Manufacturing Software Information Automation

Planning

Customer Specs.

Design Hardware Automation

Enterprise Level Automation

Hardware Automation PLCs Robots CNC AGVs

Soft Automation GT-based CAPP Features FMS

Information based Automation Web Message PMI ERP

Types of Automation
Fixed and Hard Automation
CAM, levers Where is it used ? High volume, High reliability, High production rates, High initial investment

Flexible Automation
Programmable automation, Low production rates, medium quantity and varied production batches.

Next class
Next class we will start PLCs Read section 6.8 of the text book