Computer Integrated Manufacturing

ME3792

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To provide the overview of evolution of automation, CIM and its principles.

2. To learn the various Automation tools, include various material handling system.

3. To train students to apply group technology and FMS.

4. To familiarize the computer aided process planning in manufacturing.

5. To introduce to basics of data transaction, information integration and control of CIM.

UNIT – I

INTRODUCTION

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

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

GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND FMS

Part families – Visual – Parts classification and coding – Production flow analysis – Grouping of parts and Machines by rank order clustering method – Benefits of GT – Case studies. FMS – Components – workstations – FMS layout configurations – Computer control systems – FMS planning and implementation issues – Architecture of FMS – flow chart showing various operations in FMS – Machine cell design – Composite part concept, Holier method, Key machine concept – Quantitative analysis of FMS – Bottleneck model – Simple and complicated problems – Extended Bottleneck model - sizing the FMS ─ FMS applications, Benefits.

UNIT – IV

PROCESS PLANNING

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

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

TOTAL :45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course the students would be able to

1. Discuss the basics of computer aided engineering.

2. Choose appropriate automotive tools and material handling systems.

3. Discuss the overview of group technology, FMS and automation identification methods.

4. Design using computer aided process planning for manufacturing of various components

5. Acquire knowledge in computer process control techniques.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Shivanand H K, Benal M M and Koti V, Flexible Manufacturing System, New Age, 2016.

2. CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Computer Steered Industry Book by August-Wilhelm Scheer

REFERENCES:

1. Alavudeen and Venkateshwaran, Computer Integrated Manufacturing‖, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2013.

2. Gideon Halevi and Ronald D. Weill, Principles of Process Planning‖, Chapman Hall, 1995.

3. James A. Retrg, Herry W. Kraebber, Computer Integrated Manufacturing‖, Pearson Education, Asia,3^rd Edition,2004.

4. Mikell P. Groover, Automation, Production system and Computer integrated Manufacturing, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 4thEdition, 2014.

5. Radhakrishnan P, Subramanian S and Raju V, CAD/CAM/CIM, New Age International Publishers, 3rd Edition, 2008.