INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Objectives
– Be acquainted with automation in manufacturing.
– Understand Robot applications.
– Recognize material-handling applications
– Be familiar with processing operations
– Be informed of assembly and inspection operations
– Apprehend how to evaluate the potential of a robot application
– Be aware of future applications
– Perceive the challenge for the future
– Be informed of innovations
– Be acquainted with case studies.Goal: To integrate various operations to :
– Improve Productivity
– Increase product quality and Uniformity
– Minimize cycle times and effort
– Reduce labor cost
• Computers allows us to integrate virtually all phases of manufacturing
operations.
• Computer-integrated manufacturing(CIM): Is the computerized
integration of all aspects of design, planning, manufacturing,
distribution, and management.
• Automation Technologies:
– Numerical Control(NC): capability of flexibility of operations, low cost,
and ease of making different parts with lower operator skill.
– Adaptive Control(AC): Continuously monitor the operation and make
necessary adjustments in process parameters.Flexible Manufacturing System(FMS): Integrate manufacturing cells
into a large unit, containing industrial robots servicing several
machines, all interfaced with a central host computer.
• Artificial Intelligence(AI): Involves the use do machines, computers
and industrial robots to replace human intelligence.
• Expert Systems(ES):Intelligent programs to perform tasks and solve
difficult real life problems.
• Hence the applications of Robots in manufacturing are much broader
than most people realize.