Dynamic Factory Automation: Creating Flexible Systems for Competitive Manufacturing (IBM McGraw-Hill Series)

Putting Robots to Work is a practical text aimed at engineers and management faced with the problem of maintaining a competitive edge in today's fluid industrial market. It acknowledges that flexible automation is an essential tool in this effort,but also that automation can be difficult to justify on cost,and requires considerable skills to implement. The book addresses these difficulties directly,helping engineers and managers to assess objectively the potential for automation within their company. It will also guide those faced with the responsibility for implementing automation within their manufacturing operations. The emphasis is on practical knowledge,and the book is aimed at those involved professionally in manufacturing,rather than at students learning about automation.

A practical book emphasizing the importance of flexible factory automation as a tool in manufacturing competitiveness which highlights the issues associated with implementing automation. Table of Contents: Factory Automation--A Manufacturing Business Tool; Identification, Creation and Analysis of Automation Proposal; The Requirements Specification: The Business Case and How to Sell It; Who Will Do It? Detailed Design; Building the System; Debug and Functional Test; Installation and Commissioning; System in Operation. Index. 150 illustrations.