Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing / Mikell P. Groover.

Previous ed.: Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall; London: Prentice-Hall International, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 CONTROL6.1 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 10.1 Overview of Material Handling 10.2 Material Transport Equipment 10.3 Analysis of Material Transport Systems Chapter 11 STORAGE SYSTEMS 11.1 Introduction to Storage Systems 11.2 Conventional Storage Methods and Equipment 11.3 Automated Storage Systems 11.4 Analysis of Storage Systems Chapter12 AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND DATA CAPTURE12.1 Overview of Automatic Identification Methods 12.2 Bar Code Technology 12.3 Radio Frequency Identification 12.4 Other AIDC Technologies PART IV MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Chapter 13 OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 13.1 Components of a Manufacturing System 13.2 Types of Manufacturing Systems Chapter 14 SINGLE-STATION MANUFACTURING CELLS 14.1 Single-Station Manned Cells 14.2 Single-Station Automated Cells 14.3 Applications of Single-Station Cells 14.4 Analysis of Single-Station Cells Chapter 15 MANUAL ASSEMBLY LINES 15.1 Fundamentals of Manual Assembly Lines 15.2 Analysis of Single-Model Assembly Lines 15.3 Line Balancing Algorithms 15.4 Workstation Details 15.5 Other Considerations in Assembly Line Design 15.6 Alternative Assembly Systems Appendix 15 A Batch-Model and Mixed-Model Lines Chapter 16 AUTOMATED PRODUCTION LINES 16.1 Fundamentals of Automated Production Lines 16.2 Applications of Automated Production Lines 16.3 Analysis of Transfer Lines Appendix 16 A Transfer Lines with Internal Storage Chapter 17 AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS 17.1 Fundamentals of Automated Assembly Systems 17.2 Analysis of Automated Assembly Systems Chapter 18 GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND CELLULAR MANUFACTURING 18.1 Part Families and Machine Groups 18.2 Cellular Manufacturing 18.3 Applications of Group Technology 18.4 Analysis of Cellular Manufacturing Appendix 18 A Opitz Parts Classification and Coding System Chapter 19 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELLS AND SYSTEMS 19.1 What is a Flexible Manufacturing System? 19.2 FMC/FMS Components 19.3 FMS Application Considerations 19.4 Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems 19.5 Alternative Approaches to Flexible Manufacturing PART V QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS Chapter 20 QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR MANUFACTURING 20.1 Quality in Design and Manufacturing 20.2 Traditional and Modern Quality Control 20.3 Process Variability and Process Capability 20.4 Statistical Process Control 20.5 Six Sigma 20.6 Taguchi Methods in Quality Engineering 20.7 ISO 9000 Appendix 20 A The Six Sigma DMAIC Procedure Chapter 21 INSPECTION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 21.1 Inspection Fundamentals 21.2 Sampling versus 100% Inspection 21.3 Automated Inspection 21.4 When and Where to Inspect 21.5 Analysis of Inspection Systems Chapter 22 INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES 22.1 Inspection Metrology 22.2 Conventional Measuring and Gaging Techniques 22.3 Coordinate Measuring Machines 22.4 Surface Measurement 22.5 Machine Vision 22.6 Other Optical Inspection Methods 22.7
Noncontact Nonoptical Inspection Techniques Appendix 22A Geometric Feature Construction PART VI MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SYSTEMS Chapter 23 PRODUCT DESIGN AND CAD/CAM IN THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM 23.1 Product Design and CAD 23.2 CAM, CAD/CAM, and CIM 23.3 Quality Function Deployment Chapter 24 PROCESS PLANNING AND CONCURRENT ENGINEERING 24.1 Process Planning 24.2 Computer-Aided Process Planning 24.3 Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacturing 24.4 Advanced Manufacturing Planning Chapter 25 PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 25.1 Aggregate Production Planning and the Master Production Schedule 25.2 Material Requirements Planning 25.3 Capacity Planning 25.4 Shop Floor Control 25.5 Inventory Control 25.6 Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)25.7 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Chapter 26 JUST-IN-TIME AND LEAN PRODUCTION 26.1 Lean Production and Waste in Manufacturing 26.2 Just-in-Time Production Systems 26.3 Automation 26.4 Worker Involvement.

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.