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1. Stages of Development in Flexible Manufacturing

   For decades, in industrial-scale manufacture and mass manufacture the so-called rigid forms of automation prevailed, such as automated lines and...

   D. Kochan in CAM

   Chapter 1986
   

2. Flexible manufacturing systems

   It would appear that a precise definition of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) has yet to be written. However, in general terms FMS combines...

   D. A. Milner, V. C. Vasiliou in Computer-Aided Engineering for Manufacture

   Chapter 1986
   

3. Numerical control

   The key to development in the advance of automation has been the recent emergence of informatics technology, the link between electronic processing...

   D. A. Milner, V. C. Vasiliou in Computer-Aided Engineering for Manufacture

   Chapter 1986
   

4. Technological Planning for Manufacture — Methodology of Process Planning

   The activity of manufacturing a product is devided into 3 parts [1]. They are design, industrial engineering and manufacturing (Fig. 3.1).

   G. Spur, F.-L. Krause in Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing

   Chapter 1986
   

5. On-Line Identification and Suppression of Time Varying Machining Chatter in Turning Via Dynamic Data System (DDS) Methodology

   The time varying stability of the machining process necessitates a technique of on-line chatter identification and control. The Dynamic Data System...

   Shing-Yuan Tsai, Shien-Ming Wu in Computer-Based Automation

   Chapter 1985
   

6. Robots

   The predominant genus of automation associated with the FAS is the robot. These machines are the most controversial symbol of the mega industry of...

   A. E. Tony Owen in Flexible Assembly Systems

   Chapter 1984