IPT AMS 6.2 Examples of Automated manufacturing Systems

A technique that is used to make a process automatic.

• Automation 
• Efficiency 
• Flow Chart
• Feedback

A company-wide management philosophy for planning, integration, and implementation of automation.

• Open Loop System 
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing  
• Computer Aided Manufacturing  
• Close Loop System 

Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product.

• Computer Aided Manufacturing 
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing 
• Flexible Manufacturing System 
• Interface

A device that responds to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control).

• Switch 
• Sensor
• Signal 
• System

A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.

• Switch
• Solar Cell
• Photocell
• Resistor 

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.

• System 
• Program 
• Data 
• Input

What is the largest form of manufacturing referred to as "mass production"?

• Continuous 
• Just-In-Time
• Custom
• Batch

What type of manufacturing would be used to make a Shamrock Shake?

• Batch
• Custom
• Continuous 
• Just-In-Time

What type of manufacturing would be used to make a Coca Cola?

• Batch
• Custom
• Continuous 
• Just-In-Time

What type of manufacturing would be used to make a wedding cake?

• Batch
• Custom
• Continuous 
• Just-In-Time