JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Introduction to Automation: Automation in Production Systems-Automated Manufacturing Systems, Computerized Manufacturing Support Systems, Reasons for Automation, Automation Principles and Strategies. Manufacturing operations, Production Concepts and Mathematical Models. Costs of Manufacturing Operations, Basic Elements of an Automated Systems, Advanced Automation Functions, Levels of automation.

UNIT - II

Introduction to Material Handling, Overview of Material Handling Equipment, Considerations in Material Handling System Design, The 10 Principles of Material Handling. Material Transport Systems, Automated Guided Vehicle Systems, Monorails and other Rail Guided Vehicles, Conveyor Systems, Analysis of Material Transport Systems. Storage Systems, Storage System Performance, Storage Location Strategies, Conventional Storage Methods and Equipment, Automated Storage Systems, Engineering Analysis of Storage Systems. Automatic data capture-overview of Automatic identification methods, bar code technology, other ADC technologies.

UNIT - III

Manual Assembly Lines - Fundamentals of Manual Assembly Lines, Alternative Assembly Systems, Design for Assembly, Analysis of Single Model Assembly Lines, Line balancing problem, largest candidate rule, Kilbridge and Wester method, and Ranked Positional Weights Method, Mixed Model Assembly Lines, Considerations in assembly line design.

UNIT - IV

Transfer lines, Fundamentals of Automated Production Lines, Storage Buffers, and Applications of Automated Production Lines. Analysis of Transfer Lines with no Internal Storage, Analysis of Transfer lines with Storage Buffers.

UNIT - V

Automated Assembly Systems, Fundamentals of Automated Assembly Systems, Design for Automated Assembly, and Quantitative Analysis of Assembly Systems - Parts Delivery System at Work Stations, Multi- Station Assembly Machines, Single Station Assembly Machines, Partial Automation.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Automation, Production systems and computer integrated manufacturing, Mikel P. Groover/ Pearson Education.
• 2. CAD CAM: Principles, Practice and Manufacturing Management / Chris Mc Mohan, Jimmie Browne / Pearson edu. (LPE)
• 3. Automation, Buckinghsm W, / Haper & Row Publishers, New York, 1961
• 4. Automation for Productivity, Luke H.D, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1972. M. TECH. II Year I Sem. (AMS)