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Flexible Manufacturing System

A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a form of flexible automation that links several machine tools together via an automated material handling system and centralized computer control. An FMS can process multiple product styles simultaneously and make changes to the production schedule to meet changing demands. It features automatic material handling between machines, continuous cycling of individual machines, and complete computer control of the manufacturing process. FMS systems offer benefits like reduced work-in-process, higher machine utilization, and more consistent quality, but require substantial upfront planning and investment.

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Flexible Manufacturing System

A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a form of flexible automation that links several machine tools together via an automated material handling system and centralized computer control. An FMS can process multiple product styles simultaneously and make changes to the production schedule to meet changing demands. It features automatic material handling between machines, continuous cycling of individual machines, and complete computer control of the manufacturing process. FMS systems offer benefits like reduced work-in-process, higher machine utilization, and more consistent quality, but require substantial upfront planning and investment.

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FLEXIBLE

MANUFACTURING
SYSTEM
Uğurcan Çayan
2010503093

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What is Flexible Manufacturing
System?
A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is
a form of flexible automation in which
several machine tools are linked together
by a material-handling system, and all
aspects of the system are controlled by a
central computer.

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What are The Features of FMS?
 An FMS is distinguished from an automated
production line by its ability to process more
than one product style simultaneously.
 At any moment, each machine in the system
may be processing a different part type.
 FMS can let us make changes in production
schedule in order to meet the demands on
different products.

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 New product styles can be introduced into
production with an FMS, so long as they
are to be used on the products that the
system can process.
 This kind of system is, therefore, ideal
when there are likely to be changes in
demands.

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Distinguishing Characteristics:
 An automatic materials handling subsystem links
machines in the system and provides for
automatic interchange of work pieces in each
machine
 Automatic continuous cycling of individual
machines
 Complete control of the manufacturing system
by the host computer
 Lightly manned, or possibly unmanned

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There are three levels of
manufacturing flexibility.
1-Basic Flexibilities
 Machine flexibility - the ease with which a machine can
process various operations
 Material handling flexibility -a measure of the ease with
which different part types can be transported and properly
positioned at the various machine tools in a system
 Operation flexibility - a measure of the ease with which
alternative operation sequences can be used for processing a part
type

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2-System flexibilities:
 Volume flexibility
 Expansion flexibility
 Routing flexibility
 Process flexibility
 Product flexibility

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3-Aggregate flexibilities

 Program Flexibility
 Production Flexibility
 Market Flexibility

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Major historical developments
 Weaving Looms with paper tapes,
 NC machines with paper tapes
 Hard wired NC machines
 Computer controlled NC machines
(CNC)
 Direct Numerical Control (DNC)

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Components of FMS Systems
 Robotics
 Material Handling / Transport
 Machines
 Manual / Automated Assembly Cells
 Computers
 Controllers
 Software
 Networks

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Benefits of FMS
FMS systems are intended to solve the
following problems:

 Reduced work in process


 Increased machine utilization
 Better management control
 Reduced direct and indirect labor
 Reduced manufacturing lead-time
 Consistent and better quality
 Reduced inventory

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The Disadvantages of FMS
 Expensive, costing millions of dollars
 Substantial pre-planning activity
 Sophisticated manufacturing systems
 Limited ability to adapt to changes in product
 Technological problems of exact component
positioning and precise timing necessary to
process a component

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Future Benefits of FMS
 Technology will make 100% inspection feasible
 Computer diagnosis will improve estimation of machine
failure, and guide work crews repairing failures
 The use of robots that have vision, and tactile sensing
 Minimum human labor in manufacturing systems
 More sophisticated tools with increased computing
power
 Better management software, hardware, and fixturing
techniques
 Developed standards that will let us install new machines
easily

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Future Benefits of FMS
 Reduced marketing of products
 Custom orders for customers will be made
immediately with exact specifications
 Improved network systems between
manufacturers and suppliers

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Differences Between FMS and
FMC
FMS FMC
 Has four or more  Has two or three
machines machines
 Larger and more  Simpler computer
sophisticated control system
computer control  Limited error recovery
system by fewer machines
 Minimized effect of
machine breakdowns

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In studying FMS, we need to
keep in mind what Peter Drucker
said: "We must become
managers of technology not
merely users of technology".

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