Automation, Production Systems and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 3rd ed., Groover

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This well-revised textbook is suitable for courses in automation in manufacturing and computer-integrated manufacturing taught to students of mechanical, production, mechatronics and aeronautical engineering. It pro-vides an overview of production systems and how they are computerized, and discusses practices of modern manufacturing approaches and technologies. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments

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Chapter 1 Introduction Part I: OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING Chapter 2 Manufacturing Operations Chapter 3 Manufacturing Models and Metrics APPENDIX Averaging Procedures for Production Models Part II: AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Chapter 4 Introduction to Automation Chapter 5 Industrial Control Systems Chapter 6 Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control Chapter 7 Numerical Control APPENDIX A 7 Coding for Manual Part Programming APPENDIX B 7 Part Programming with Apt Chapter 8 Industrial Robotics Chapter 9 Discrete Control Using Programmable Logic Controllers and Personal Computers Part III: MATERIAL HANDLING AND IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES Chapter 10 Material Transport Systems Chapter 11 Storage Systems Chapter 12 Automatic Identification and Data Capture Part IV: MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Chapter 13 Introduction to Manufacturing Systems Chapter 14 Single-Station Manufacturing Cells Chapter 15 Manual Assembly Lines Chapter 16 Automated Production Lines Chapter 17 Automated Assembly Systems Chapter 18 Cellular Manufacturing Chapter 19 Flexible Manufacturing Systems Part V: QUALITY CONTROL IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Chapter 20 Quality Programs for Manufacturing Chapter 21 Inspection Principles and Practices Chapter 22 Inspection Technologies Part VI: MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SYSTEMS Chapter 23 Product Design and CAD/CAM in the Production System Chapter 24 Process Planning and Concurrent Engineering Chapter 25 Production Planning and Control Systems Chapter 26 Just-in-Time and Lean Production Index