Computer Integrated Manufacturing detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the IEM students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Industrial Engineering & Management 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit IEM 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to IEM Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of computer integrated manufacturing is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9
Introduction to CAD, CAM, CAD/CAM and CIM – Evolution of CIM – CIM wheel and cycle – Production concepts and mathematical models – Simple problems in production models – CIM hardware and software – Major elements of CIM system – Three step process for implementation of CIM – Computers in CIM -Computer networks for manufacturing – The future automated factory – Management of CIM – safety aspects of CIM- advances in CIM
Unit II
AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 9
Automated production line – system configurations, work part transfer mechanisms – Fundamentals of Automated assembly system – System configuration, Part delivery at workstations – Design for automated assembly – Overview of material handling equipments – Consideration in material handling system design – The 10 principles of Material handling. Conveyor systems – Types of conveyors – Operations and features. Automated Guided Vehicle system – Types &applications – Vehicle guidance technology -Vehicle management and safety. Storage system performance – storage location strategies -Conventional storage methods and equipments – Automated storage/Retrieval system and Carousel storage system Deadlocks in Automated manufacturing systems – Petrinet models – Applications in Dead lock avoidance – smart manufacturing – Industry 4.0 – Digital manufacturing – Virtual manufacturing
Unit III
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Unit IV
PROCESS PLANNING 9
Process planning – Activities in process planning, Informations required. From design to process planning – classification of manufacturing processes – Selection of primary manufacturing processes -Sequencing of operations according to Anteriorities – various examples – forming of Matrix of Anteriorities – case study. Typical process sheet – case studies in Manual process planning. Computer Aided Process Planning – Process planning module and data base – Variant process planning – Two stages in VPP – Generative process planning – Flow chart showing various activities in generative PP -Semi generative process planning- Comparison of CAPP and Manual PP.
Unit V
PROCESS CONTROL AND DATA ANALYSIS 9
Introduction to process model formulation – linear feedback control systems – Optimal control – Adaptive control -Sequence control and PLC& SCADA. Computer process control – Computer process interface -Interface hardware – Computer process monitoring – Direct digital control and Supervisory computer control – Overview of Automatic identification methods – Bar code technology -Automatic data capture technologies.- Quality management (SPC) and automated inspection
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Discuss the basics of computer aided engineering.
- Choose appropriate automotive tools and material handling systems.
- Discuss the overview of group technology, FMS and automation identification methods.
- Design using computer aided process planning for manufacturing of various components
- Acquire knowledge in computer process control techniques.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Alavudeen and Venkateshwaran, Computer Integrated Manufacturing!!, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2013.
- Gideon Halevi and Ronald D. Weill, Principles of Process Planning!, Chapman Hall, 1995.
- James A. Retrg, Herry W. Kraebber, Computer Integrated Manufacturing!, Pearson Education, Asia,3rdEdition,2004.
- Mikell P. Groover, Automation, Production system and Computer integrated Manufacturing, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 4thEdition, 2014.
- Radhakrishnan P, Subramanian S and Raju V, CAD/CAM/CIM, New Age International Publishers, 3rd Edition, 2008.
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