Automation, Production Systems and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

1. Introduction2. I. FUNDAMENTALS OF MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION3. Production Operations and Automation Strategies4. Production Economics5. II. HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION SYSTEMS6. Detroit-Type Automation7. Analysis of Automated Flow Lines8. Assembly Systems and Line Balancing9. Automated Assembly Systems10. III. NUMERICAL CONTROL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS11. Numerical Control12. NC Part Programming13. DNC, CNC, and Adaptive Control14. IV. INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS15. Robot Technology16. Robot Programming17. Robot Applications18. V. MATERIALS HANDLING AND STORAGE19. Automated Materials Handling20. Automated Storage Systems 21. VI. GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS22. Group Technology23. Flexible Manufacturing Systems24. VII. QUALITY CONTROL AND AUTOMATED INSPECTION25. Automated Inspection and Testing26. VIII. CONTROL SYSTEMS27. Linear Feedback Control Systems28. Optimal Control29. Sequence Control and Programmable Controllers30. Computer Process Control31. IX. COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING32. Fundamentals of CAD/CAM33. Computerized Manufacturing Planning Systems34. Shop Floor Control and Automatic Identification Techniques35. Computer Networks for Manufacturing36. The Future Automated Factory