BHARATHIYAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KARAIKAL DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSE PLAN 2007 SUBJECT:ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

(UME 5023) YEAR: III YEAR "A" SECTION CLASS: B.TECH SEMESTER: VII(ODD)
OBJECTIVE: TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LATEST TRENDS IN AUTOMATION. NO OF HOURS REQUIRED

UNIT

LECTURE TOPICS HARD AUTOMATION Introduction to Automation in manufacturing Study of the principles of working of aoutomates Single and Multiple Spindles Swiss Type (Description) Applications Automated floe lines - Types Transfer Machines - Types, Mechanisms Applications, Design and Fabrication Requirements Transfer, Handling Location, Orientation and Parts Feeding Devices - Types and Principles Buffer Storage SOFT AUTOMATION
NC Machines - Introduction

WEEK NO

1,2 and 3

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

II

III

IV

Types of NC Machines Economics of NC Machines Advantages and Applications of NC Machines CNC - Computer Numerical Control Machines DNC (Direct and Distributed) Machines Adaptive Control Machines Turning and Machining Centres Description and Types of ATC Applications UNIT III NC Part Programming Manual Part Programming Computerised Part Programming introduction to Languages APT Programming Examples on CNC Turning Examples on CNC Milling Operations Examples on CNC Drilling Operations Preliminary Study on Simulation of CAD based NC Programming UNIT IV: ROBOT TECHNOLOGY Robot Anatomy Physical Configurations Work Volume End Effectors Types of Grippers Tools end Effectors Robot Sensors Machine Vision - Applications Automated Material Handling and Storage Systems Types, Design and Interfacing Preliminaries.

4 and 5

6 and7

8,9and 10

UNIT V: MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Group Technology: Part Families Parts Classification and coding, Examples Production Flow Analysis (PFA) Cellular Manufacturing Applications. Flexible Manufacturing Systems Types, Components of FMS Planning nad Implementation Issues. Introduction to Lean and Agile Manufacturing Systems Comparison of Lean and Agile Manufacturing TOTAL

11,12 and 13

13

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 53

SL NO 1

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS Automation, Production Systems and CIM NC Machine Tools

AUTHOR Mikel P.Groover

PUBLISHER PHI Ltd., New Delhi, 2003 Dhanpat Rai & Sons, New Delhi, 2000 Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 1993. Tata McGraw Hill Publishers, 1993 Wiley Eastern Ltd., 2000

P.Radhakrisnan

Automatic Assembly

Boothroyd Et Al

Computer Aided Manufacturing

P.N.Rao Et Al P.Radhakrisnan & S.Subramanian

CAD/CAM/CIM

Assignments
1, Hard Automation I & II 2, Soft Automation 3, Robotics 4, Manufacturing Systems

FACULTY

HOD

CHNOLOGY

NG

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