Manufacturing systems are complicated and necessitate analytical thinking and decision-making skills. It takes inputs from the outside world about product and service conceptions, orders, materials, and energy, responds with a set of resources, turns materials or components into the shape needed or desired by a client, and functions under physical, financial, human, and political restrictions. Manufacturing has a central position in the broader plan of the manufacturing system, where it is supported by systems of manufacturing support, quality control, material handling, and automation control. The manufacturing sector is closely connected with the engineering and industrial design. Modern manufacturing includes all intermediate processes required in the production and integration of a product's components.
This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to manufacturing systems. It describes in detail the various concepts and theories related to system concepts in manufacturing system, object oriented system techniques, approach to problem solving and design of manufacturing system. It also deals with powder metallurgy, processing of ceramics, metal working and cutting tool technology. The topics included in this book are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. For someone with an interest and eye for detail, this book covers the most significant developments related to the field of manufacturing systems.
Preface
1. Manufacturing System in Technological Age
1. Introduction
2. Types of Manufacturing Systems
3. Functions of Manufacturing System
4. Manufacturing Industry
5. Epilogue
References
2. System Concepts in Manufacturing System
1. Introduction
2. Concept of Production System
3. Production System Used in Industries
4. Epilogue
References
3. Manufacturing Model and Object Oriented System
Techniques
1. Introduction
2. Manufacturing Systems Design
3. IDEF0 system definition technique
4. Concepts of Object orientation
5. Additive Manufacturing and HOOM
6. Epilogue
References
4. Manufacturing System Analysis and Approach to Problem Solving
1. Introduction
2. Introduction to Problem Solving
3. Systems Approach to Problem Solving
4. Problem solving cycle
5. Future of problem solving in manufacturing
6. Epilogue
References
5. Computer Simulation and Design of Manufacturing System
1. Introduction
2. Methods of Manufacturing Simulation
3. Role of Computer Simulation Technology in Modern Engineering
4. Computer Simulation Technology in Present World
5. Process Simulation and Modeling
6. Benefits of simulation
7. Simulation used in the design phase or new facility
8. Costs of Simulation Technology
9. Characteristics of Computer Simulation
10. Construction of Simulation Models
11. Review of Current Design Methodologies
12. Simulation and Modeling
13. Current prospects for modeling and simulation of artificial
intelligence systems
14. Epilogue
References
6. Powder Metallurgy
1. Introduction
2. Characterization of Engineering powders
3. Production of Metallic Powders
4. Conventional pressing and sintering
5. Economic Advantages of Powder Metallurgy
6. Epilogue
References
7. Processing of Ceramics and Cermets
1. Introduction
2. Types of Ceramics
3. Processing of Traditional Ceramics
4. Processing of New Ceramics
5. Processing of Cermets
6. Product Design Considerations
7. Epilogue
References
8. Metal Forming and Process of Metal Working
1. Introduction
2. Forming Processes
3. Material Behaviour in Metal forming
4. Bulk deformation process in Metal working
5. Sheet Metalworking
6. Sheet Metalworking processes
7. Sheet Metal Pressworking
8. Epilogue
References
9. Theory of Metal Machining
1. Introduction
2. Role of Machining Operations
3. Overview of machining technology
4. Best metals for accurate metal machining
5. Types of Metal machining process
6. Machining and Part Geometry
7. Machine Turning
8. Epilogue
References
10. Cutting Tool Technology and Non-traditional Machining
1. introduction
2. Overview of Cutting tool technology
3. Tool life
4. Tool Materials
5. Classifications of cutting tools
6. Cutting Fluids
7. Epilogue
References
Index
Cory Greenberg pursued his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering from Technological University, Adelaide. He is an Associate Professor at University College, Hamilton. He has written numerous articles and book chapters in the field of production management, computer integrated manufacturing and flexible manufacturing systems. Greenberg has presented over 16 papers at international symposiums and conferences. He has also been an invited speaker at various international production management conferences.
