It includes Appendix and Index Pages.

Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing provides the most advanced, comprehensive, and balanced coverage of the subject of any text on the market. It covers all the major cutting-edge technologies of production automation and material handling, and how these technologies are used to construct modern manufacturing systems. It is appropriate for advanced undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing.

Table of Content

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part I: Overview of Manufacturing
Chapter 2 Manufacturing Operations
Chapter 3 Manufacturing Metrics and Economics
APPENDIX 3A: Averaging Formulas for Equation (3.20)
Part II: Automation and Control Technologies
Chapter 4 Introduction to Automation
Chapter 5 Industrial Control Systems
Chapter 6 Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control
Chapter 7 Computer Numerical Control
APPENDIX 7A: Coding for Manual Part Programming
Chapter 8 Industrial Robotics
Chapter 9 Discrete Control and Programmable Logic Controllers
Part III: Material Handling and Identification
Chapter 10 Material Transport Systems
Chapter 11 Storage Systems
Chapter 12 Automatic Identification and Data Capture
Part IV: Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 13 Overview of Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 14 Single-Station Manufacturing Cells
Chapter 15 Manual Assembly Lines
APPENDIX 15A: Batch-Model and Mixed-Model Lines
Chapter 16 Automated Production Lines
APPENDIX 16A: Transfer Lines with Internal Storage
Chapter 17 Automated Assembly Systems
Chapter 18 Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing
APPENDIX 18A: Opitz Parts Classification and Coding System
Chapter 19 Flexible Manufacturing Cells and Systems
Part V: Quality Control Systems
Chapter 20 Quality Programs for Manufacturing
APPENDIX 20A: The Six Sigma DMAIC Procedure
Chapter 21 Inspection Principles and Practices
Chapter 22 Inspection Technologies
APPENDIX 22A: Geometric Feature Construction
Part VI: Manufacturing Support Systems
Chapter 23 Product Design and CAD/CAM in the Production System
Chapter 24 Process Planning and Concurrent Engineering
Chapter 25 Production Planning and Control Systems
Chapter 26 Just-In-Time and Lean Production
Appendix: Answers to Selected Problems