Automated Production and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Syllabus for B.Tech 6th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Automated Production and Computer Integrated Manufacturing B.Tech (R13) sixthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- To understand the various automated manufacturing activities
- To study the application of computer Technology in the Manufacturing activities
- To know the smooth transition from conventional manufacturing to automated production and computer integrated manufacturing
UNIT I : INTRODUCTION [12 Hours]
Product design & CAD, CAM, CAD/CAM and CIM – CIM Hardware and software three step process for implementation CIM – production concepts and mathematical models covering production rate, manufacturing lead time, capacity utilisation, availability & WIP – Automation – Reason for Automation and Automation strategies – The future automated factory.
UNIT II : AUTOMATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND MATERIAL
HANDLING AND STORAGE SYSTEM [12 Hours]
Basic elements of an automated system – Advanced automated functions – Levels of Automation – Fundamentals of Automated Production Lines – Work part Transfer Mechanisms – Storage Buffers – Control of the Production Line – Application to Machining System. Factors influencing material handling system – 10 principles of Material handling – Material transport system – Industrial Trucks, Mono-rails and other rail-guided vehicles, conveyors, cranes & Hoists – Automated guided vehicle system – Types. Guidance technology, vehicle management, despatch rules and safety. Storage systems – Performance, storage location strategies, conventional methods – Automated Storage and Retrieval systems – carousel storage systems.
UNIT III : GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND CELLULAR MANUFACTURING [12 Hours]
Part families – visual – parts classification and coding – case studies in coding –Production flow analysis – benefits of G.T. – Application of G.T. Cellular Manufacturing – Composite part concept – Machine cell design – Key machine concept – quantitative analysis in cellular manufacturing – Rank order clustering technique – Arranging machines in G.T. Cell – Hollier method 1 and 2.
[TOTAL: 60 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the students can able to
- Ability to group similar parts
- Ability to design FMS process
- Ability to constiuent control that to calculate the amount of script to develop manufacturing plans.
- Ability to combine different concepts to describe computer integrated manufacturing
TEXT BOOKS:
- Mikell P.Groover, “Automation, Production Systems and Computer-integrated Manufacturing”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, 2003
- Radhakrishnan.P, Subramanyan.S and Raju.V, “CAD/CAM/CIM”, New Age International Publishers, 2000
- Phillip.F Ostwalal and Jairo Munez, “Manufacturing Processes and systems”, 9th Edition, John Wiley, 1998
REFERENCES:
- James A.Retrg and Henry W. Kraebher, “Computer Integrated Manufacturing”, Pearson Education, Asia, 2001
- Viswamathan.N and Narahari.Y, “Performance Modelling of Automated Manufacturing System”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, 1994.
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