Sensors in Flexible Manufacturing Systems


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Sensors in Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Sensors in Flexible Manufacturing Systems
<emphasis role="bold">Introduction</emphasis> Flexibility has become a key goal in manufacturing, hence the trend toward flexible manufacturing systems. These are designed to produce a variety of products from standard machinery with a minimum of workers. In the ultimate system, raw material in the form of bars, plates, and powder would be used to produce any assembly required without manual intervention in manufacture. Clearly, this is a good breeding ground for robots. However, it should be emphasized that the early FM…
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Sabrie Soloman: Sensors and Control Systems in Manufacturing, Second Edition. Sensors in Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Chapter (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010 1994), AccessEngineering Export