Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Global Edition, 4th edition
Title overview
Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing is appropriate for advanced undergraduate/ graduate-level courses in Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing.
This exploration of the technical and engineering aspects of automated production systems provides the most advanced, comprehensive, and balanced coverage of the subject of any text on the market. It covers all the major cutting-edge technologies of production automation and material handling, and how these technologies are used to construct modern manufacturing systems.
Teaching and Learning Experience
This book will provide a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. It will help:
- Provide Balanced Coverage of Automated Production Systems: A quantitative approach provides numerous equations and example problems for instructors who want to include analytical and quantitative material in their courses.
- Support Learning: End-of-chapter problems, review questions, and problem exercises give students plenty of opportunities to put theory into action.
- Keep Your Course Current: This edition provides up-to-date coverage of production systems, how they are sometimes automated and computerized, and how they can be mathematically analyzed to obtain performance metrics.
Provide Balanced Coverage of Automated Production Systems
- A quantitative approach provides numerous equations and example problems for instructors who want to include analytical and quantitative material in their courses.
- “What the Equations Tell Us” statements follow the mathematical derivations and engineering equations. These statements list the practical meanings of the equations and guidelines regarding applications.
- End-of-chapter problems enable instructors to assign problems in class rather than design these problems themselves.
- Review questions and problem exercises are included at the end of every chapter.
- Application guidelines are included in several of the descriptions of the technologies.
- Historical notes and vignettes describe the development and historical background of the automation technologies.
- Numerous example problems (covering several problem types) are covered in the end-of-chapter exercises.
- A complete set of PowerPoint® slides is provided for each chapter. The slides include most of the figures in the text.
- NEW: More than 50% of the end-of-chapter problems are new or revised. The total number of problems is increased from 393 in the third edition to 416 in this edition.
- NEW: An appendix has been added listing answers to selected end-of-chapter problems (answers to a total of 88 problems, or 21% of the end-of-chapter problems).*
- NEW: A total of 36 new or revised figures are included in this new edition, for a total of 278 figures.
- NEW: A list of abbreviations used in the book, located in the inside front cover, has been added for readers’ reference.
- NEW: In Chapter 3, Manufacturing Metrics and Economics, many of the equations have been revised to make them more robust. A new section on cost of a manufactured part has been added.
- NEW: In Chapter 6, Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control, new content has been added on electric motors, including linear motors and the conversion of rotary motion to linear motion.
- NEW: In Chapter 7, Computer Numerical Control, the appendix on APT has been removed because this method of programming has been largely replaced in industry by CAD/CAM part programming, coverage of which has been expanded in this new edition. In addition, the mathematical models of positioning control have been improved.
- NEW: In Chapter 8, Industrial Robotics, two new robot configurations have been added and two configurations have been eliminated because they are no longer relevant.
- NEW: In Chapter 9, Discrete Control and Programmable Logic Controllers, corrections and improvements have been made in the ladder logic examples.* A section on programmable automation controllers had been added.
- UPDATED: In Chapter 10, Material Transport Systems, the section on AGVS technologies has been updated.
- UPDATED: In Chapter 11, Storage Systems, the section on automated storage/retrieval systems has been updated and shortened.
- NEW: In Chapter 12, Automatic Identification and Data Capture, the section on radio frequency identification (RFID) has been expanded and updated.
- NEW: In Chapter 14, Single-Station Manufacturing Cells, coverage of CNC machining centers and related machine tools has been expanded.
- UPDATED: In Chapter 15, Manual Assembly Lines, coverage of mixed-model assembly lines has been moved to an appendix, on the assumption that some instructors
Support Learning
- More than 50% of the end-of-chapter problems are new or revised. The total number of problems is increased from 393 in the third edition to 416 in this edition.
- An appendix has been added listing answers to selected end-of-chapter problems (answers to a total of 88 problems, or 21% of the end-of-chapter problems).*
- A total of 36 new or revised figures are included in this new edition, for a total of 278 figures.
- A list of abbreviations used in the book, located in the inside front cover, has been added for readers’ reference.
- In Chapter 3, Manufacturing Metrics and Economics, many of the equations have been revised to make them more robust. A new section on cost of a manufactured part has been added.
- In Chapter 6, Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control, new content has been added on electric motors, including linear motors and the conversion of rotary motion to linear motion.* Several new figures have been added in support of the new content.*
- In Chapter 7, Computer Numerical Control, the appendix on APT has been removed because this method of programming has been largely replaced in industry by CAD/CAM part programming, coverage of which has been expanded in this new edition. In addition, the mathematical models of positioning control have been improved.
- In Chapter 8, Industrial Robotics, two new robot configurations have been added and two configurations have been eliminated because they are no longer relevant.
- In Chapter 9, Discrete Control and Programmable Logic Controllers, corrections and improvements have been made in the ladder logic examples.* A section on programmable automation controllers had been added.
- In Chapter 10, Material Transport Systems, the section on AGVS technologies has been updated.
- In Chapter 11, Storage Systems, the section on automated storage/retrieval systems has been updated and shortened.*
- In Chapter 12, Automatic Identification and Data Capture, the section on radio frequency identification (RFID) has been expanded and updated.*
- In Chapter 14, Single-Station Manufacturing Cells, coverage of CNC machining centers and related machine tools has been expanded.
- In Chapter 15, Manual Assembly Lines, coverage of mixed-model assembly lines has been moved to an appendix, on the assumption that some instructors may not want to include this topic in their courses. A new section on batch-model assembly lines has been included in the appendix.
- In Chapter 16, Automated Production Lines, coverage of transfer lines with internal parts storage has been moved to an appendix, on the assumption that some instructors may not want to include this topic in their courses.
- In Chapter 18, Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing, the organization of the text has been substantially revised. A new section on performance metrics in cell operations has been added. Coverage of parts classification and coding has been reduced, and the Opitz system has been relocated to an appendix.
- In Chapter 19, Flexible Manufacturing Cells and Systems, sections on mass customization, reconfigurable manufacturing systems, and agile manufacturing have been added.
- In Chapter 20, Quality Programs for Manufacturing, the DMAIC procedure in Six Sigma has been relocated to an appendix, on the assumption that some instructors may not want to cover the detailed methodology of Six Sigma. If they do, those details are in the appendix.
- In Chapter 22, Inspection Technologies, the mathematical details of coordinate metrology have been relocated to an appendix. The section on machine vision has been updated to include recent advances in camera technology.
- In Chapter 23, Product Design and CAD/CAM in the Production System, the section on CAD has been updated to b
Table of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
New to This Edition
Support Materials for Instructors
About the Author
Chapter1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Production Systems
1.2 Automation in Production Systems
1.3 Manual Labor in Production Systems
1.4 Automation Principles and Strategies
1.5 About This Book
PART I OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING
Chapter2 MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
2.1 Manufacturing Industries and Products
2.2 Manufacturing Operations
2.3 Production Facilities
2.4 Product/Production Relationships
Chapter3 MANUFACTURING METRICS AND ECONOMICS
3.1 Production Performance Metrics
3.2 Manufacturing Costs
Appendix 3A Averaging Formulas for Equation (3.20)
PART II AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter4 INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMATION
4.1 Basic Elements of an Automated System
4.2 Advanced Automation Functions
4.3 Levels of Automation
Chapter5 INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
5.1 Process Industries versus Discrete Manufacturing Industries
5.2 Continuous versus Discrete Control
5.3 Computer Process Control
Chapter6 HARDWARE COMPONENTS FOR AUTOMATION AND
PROCESS CONTROL
6.1 Sensors
6.2 Actuators
6.3 Analog–Digital Conversions
6.4 Input/Output Devices for Discrete Data
Chapter7 COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL
7.1 Fundamentals of NC Technology
7.2 Computers and Numerical Control
7.3 Applications of NC
7.4 Analysis of Positioning Systems
7.5 NC Part Programming
Appendix 7A: Coding for Manual Part Programming
Chapter8 INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS
8.1 Robot Anatomy and Related Attributes
8.2 Robot Control Systems
8.3 End Effectors
8.4 Applications of Industrial Robots
8.5 Robot Programming
8.6 Robot Accuracy and Repeatability
Chapter9 DISCRETE CONTROL AND PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC
CONTROLLERS
9.1 Discrete Process Control
9.2 Ladder Logic Diagrams
9.3 Programmable Logic Controllers
9.4 Personal Computers and Programmable Automation Controllers
PART III MATERIAL HANDLING AND IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 10 MATERIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
10.1Overview of Material Handling
10.2Material Transport Equipment
10.3Analysis of Material Transport Systems
Chapter 11 STORAGE SYSTEMS
11.1 Introduction to Storage Systems
11.2Conventional Storage Methods and Equipment
11.3Automated Storage Systems
11.4Analysis of Storage Systems
Chapter12 AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND DATA CAPTURE
12.1Overview of Automatic Identification Methods
12.2Bar Code Technology
12.3Radio Frequency Identification
12.4Other AIDC Technologies
PART IV MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Chapter 13 OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
13.1Components of a Manufacturing System
13.2Types of Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 14 SINGLE-STATION MANUFACTURING CELLS
14.1Single-Station Manned Cells
14.2Single-Station Automated Cells
14.3Applications of Single-Station Cells
14.4Analysis of Single-Station Cells
Chapter 15 MANUAL ASSEMBLY LINES
15.1Fundamentals of Manual Assembly Lines
15.2Analysis of Single-Model Assembly Lines
15.3Line Balancing Algorithms
15.4Workstation Details
15.5Other Considerations in Assembly Line Design
15.6Alternative Assembly Systems
Appendix 15A Batch-Model and Mixed-Model Lines
Chapter 16 AUTOMATED PRODUCTION LINES
16.1Fundamentals of Automated Production Lines
16.2Applications of Automated Production Lines
16.3Analysis of Transfer Lines
Appendix 16A Transfer Lines with Internal Storage
Chapter 17 AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS
17.1Fundamentals of Automated Assembly Systems
17.2Analysis of Automated Assembly Systems
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Author bios
Mikell P. Groover is Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lehigh University, where he taught and did research for 44 years. He received his B.A. in Arts and Science (1961), B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1962), M.S. in Industrial Engineering (1966), and Ph.D. (1969), all from Lehigh. His industrial experience includes several years as a manufacturing engineer before embarking on graduate studies at Lehigh.