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WorksheetsFlexible Manufacturing System (FMS)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
Workstations of an FMS consists of
Load and unload station(s)
CNC machine tools in a machining type
system
Assembly machines
All the above
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
Convenient access for loading and unloading
Compatibility with computer control
All the above
Computer Control System in FMS functions as workstation control, production control, traffic control, and tool control.
True
False
Human resource needed to manage the operations of the
FMS function as
Loading raw workparts into the system and unloading finished parts from the system
Performing NC part programming, etc.
Changing and setting of tools
Performing equipment maintenance and repair
All the above
FMS Benefits:
Greater responsiveness to change
Reduced inventory requirements
Reduced labor requirements
Opportunity for unattended production
All the above
