Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)

Flexible automation able to reduce lead time in manufacturing and offers inclusion of variety of products

• True

• False

A flexible manufacturing system may contain __________

• Automated material handling system

• Automated m/c tool

• Computer interface

• All of these

Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) represents group of part family

• True

• False

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 ______________

• Flexibility to work on mixed-model

• 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

• All of the above

Flexible Manufacturing Cell is ___________

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

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

• A two-machine flexible manufacturing cell

  for machining (n = 2 or 3)

• 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

• High investment, high production rate & high annual volume

• Medium investment, medium production rate & medium 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.

• Computer control system

• Human labor (people are required to manage &

  operate the system).

• All the above