Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)

As an engineer, where do you apply FMS

Technology

• A. The plant which produces parts in batches

• B. The plant uses manned GT cells and management wants to

  automate the cells

• A & B

• Non of the above

The FMS relies on the principles of GT....

• No manufacturing system can produce an unlimited

  range of products

• An FMS is capable of producing a single part family or

  a limited range of part families

• Flexibility to work on mixed-model

• All of the above

Flexible Manufacturing Cell is

• A single-machine CNC machining cell (n=1)

• A two-machine flexible manufacturing cell

  for machining (n = 2 or 3)

• A flexible manufacturing system (n = 4 or more)

• Non of the above

Flexible Manufacturing System is

• A single-machine CNC machining cell (n=1)

• A two-machine flexible manufacturing cell

  for machining (n = 2 or 3)

• A flexible manufacturing system (n = 4 or more)

• Non of the above

Features of the Flexible Manufacturing Cells

• Low investment, low production rate & low annual volume

• Medium investment, medium production rate & medium annual volume

• High investment, high production rate & high annual volume

• Non of the above

Features of the Flexible Manufacturing Systems

• Low investment, low production rate & low annual volume

• Medium investment, medium production rate & medium annual volume

• High investment, high production rate & high annual volume

• Non of the above

FMS Components / Elements

• Workstations (kinds of machines)

• Automated material and parts handling, storage

  and transport system.

• Process planning system

• Computer control system

• Human labor (people are required to manage &

  operate the system).

Workstations of an FMS consists of

• Load and unload station(s)

• CNC machine tools in a machining type

  system

• Assembly machines

• Buffer storage

• A computer system is interfaced to all elements /

  components

Material-Handling and Storage

Systems in FMS functions as

• Random, independent movement of parts between

  stations

• Capability to handle a variety of part styles: prismatic

  & rotational

• Temporary storage

• Convenient access for loading and unloading

• Compatibility with computer control

Computer Control System in FMS functions as

• Workstation control

• Production control

• Traffic control

• Tool control