MR4003 Computer Aided Production and Automation of Plants Syllabus:

MR4003 Computer Aided Production and Automation of Plants Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To learn various production planning processes, capacity planning, and shop floor planning processes.
2. To learn about the fundamentals of Automated assembly and part transferring systems.
3. To learn about Group Technology and Flexible manufacturing systems.
4. To learn about automation systems and advanced manufacturing techniques.
5. To familiarize computer-aided production and automation of plants through various case studies.

UNIT I COMPUTER AIDED PRODUCTION PLANNING

Application – Process, Demand, Volume, Quality, Manufacturing Task. Automated Factory Requirements- Factory Planning – Layout- Macro, Micro, and Submicro Layouts – Work Cell Design – Manufacturing Task – Equipment, Tools and Resources Identification – Levels of Automation- Device, Machine, Cell, Plant, Enterprises – Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) – MRP – Capacity Planning- Shop Floor Planning – Inventory Control. Tools for Digital Factory Modeling

UNIT II AUTOMATED MATERIAL TRANSFER AND STORAGE SYSTEM

Automated Production Line – System Configurations, Work Part Transfer Mechanisms – Fundamentals of Automated Assembly System – System Configuration, Part Delivery at Workstations – Design For Automated Assembly – Overview of Material Handling Equipment’s – Consideration In Material Handling System Design – Conveyor Systems – Types of Conveyors – Operations and Features. Automated Guided Vehicle System – Types of Vehicles And AGVs Applications – Automated Transport System- Cranes – Hoist – Conventional Storage Methods and Equipments – Automated Storage/Retrieval System and Carousel Storage System Deadlocks in Automated Manufacturing Systems – Petrinet Models – Applications in Dead Lock Avoidance.

UNIT III GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

FMS – Overview – Levels- Manufacturing Module -Assembly Cell -Manufacturing Group – Production Systems-Manufacturing Line – Part Families – Visual – Parts Classification and Coding – Production Flow Analysis – Grouping of Parts And Machines by Rank Order Clustering Method – Benefits of GT – Case Studies. FMS – Components – Workstations – FMS Layout Configurations – Computer Control Systems – FMS Planning and Implementation Issues – Architecture of FMS – Flow Chart Showing Various Operations in FMS

UNIT IV AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES

Intelligent Manufacturing – Virtual Manufacturing- Internet Controlled Manufacturing- Intelligent Agents – Advanced Manufacturing Systems – Robots Role in Various Levels of manufacturing Sensors in Manufacturing Process-Automated Measurement and Inspections- Vision based inspection Manufacturing Process – Network and Computer Interface – Industrial Networks for Production Line Control

UNIT V CASE STUDIES

Case studies of Automated Factory – Manufacturing Task – Car Manufacturing & Assembly – Electronics Manufacturing – Food Processing – Textile Processing

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course, students will be able to
1. Understand various production planning processes, capacity planning, and shop floor planning processes
2. Understand the fundamentals of Automated assembly and part transferring systems.
3. Understand the concepts of Group Technology and Flexible manufacturing systems.
4. Understand about automation systems and advanced manufacturing techniques.
5. Apply the concepts of “computer aided production and automation” in various manufacturing industries.

REFERENCES

1. Alavudeen and Venkateshwaran, ― Computer Integrated Manufacturing ǁ, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2008.
2. Marion I. Tobler-Rohr, Handbook of Sustainable Textile Production, Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2011
3. Mikell P.Groover, ―Automation, Production system and Computer integrated Manufacturing ǁ, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2008. 3. Kant Vajpayee, S., ―Computer Integrated Manufacturing ǁ, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2007.
4. Mohammed A. Omar, The automotive body manufacturing systems and Process, John Willey and Sons, First edition, 2011.
5. P. Fellows, Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practice Second Edition, CRC Press, 2000.
6. Phillip R. Edwards, Manufacturing Technology in the Electronics Industry: An introduction, Springer – Science+Business Media, B.V, First Edition, 1991.
7. SabrieSoloman, Sensors and control systems in Manufacturing, Second Edition, McGrew Hill Publications, 2010.
8. Viswanathan, N., and Narahari, Y., ―Performance Modeling and Automated Manufacturing Systems ǁ, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2000.