Flexible Manufacturing System

As per available reports about 3 Conferences, 5 Relevant Journals, 2 Workshops and 3 Conference Proceedings are presently dedicated exclusively to Flexible Manufacturing System.

Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a manufacturing system in which there is some amount of flexibility that allows the system to react in case of changes whether predicted or unpredicted. The first category, machine flexibility covers the system's ability to be changed to produce new product types and ability to change the order of operations executed on a part. The second category is called routing flexibility which consists of the ability to use multiple machines to perform the same operation on a part, as well as the system's ability to absorb large-scale changes, such as in volume, capacity or capability. Most FMS consist of three main systems. The work machines which are often automated CNC machines are connected by a material handling system to optimize parts flow and the central control computer which controls material movements and machine flow.

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Scope and Importance:

The main advantages of an FMS are its high flexibility in managing manufacturing resources like time and effort in order to manufacture a new product. The best application of an FMS is found in the production of small sets of products like those from a mass production. An Industrial Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) consists of robots, Computer-controlled Machines, Numerical controlled machines (CNC), instrumentation devices, computers, sensors and other standalone systems such as inspection machines. The use of robots in the production segment of manufacturing industries promises a variety of benefits ranging from high utilization to high volume of productivity. Each Robotic cell or node will be located along a material handling system such as a conveyor or automatic guided vehicle. The production of each part or work-piece will require a different combination of manufacturing nodes. The movement of parts from one node to another is done through the material handling system. At the end of part processing, the finished parts will be routed to an automatic inspection node and subsequently unloaded from the Flexible Manufacturing System.

Market Analysis:

Transparency Market Research (TMR), a market intelligence firm based in the U.S. has released a report forecasting the global industrial robotics market will reach a market value of $44.48 billion by 2020, growing from $29 billion in 2013. TMR estimates the market will grow at a CAGR of 6.2% between 2014 and 2020.

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Related Societies:

• SME
• Advanced Research Projects Agency (USA)
• Advanced Science and Technology Institute (Philippines)
• Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, MITI (Japan)
• American Consulting Engineers Council, ACEC
• American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE
• Army Corps of Engineers (USA)
• Asian Institute of Technology
• The Association of Consulting Engineers (UK)
• Association of Consulting Engineers Australia
• Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada
• Association of Consulting Engineers, ONRI The Netherlands
• Association of European Research Networks (The Netherlands)
• Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia, APESMA
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
• Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO
• Bernische Genossenschaft für Technologievermittlung, BETECH Bern, Switzerland
• British National Council for Educational Technology (Coventry, UK)
• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, CISTI
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR (Italian National Research Council)

Related Companies:

• Deere & Company
• Honda's Flexible Plants
• Ford Motor Company Flexible Manufacturing
• General Motors Company (United States)
• Volkswagen Group (Germany)
• Hyundai Automotive Group (South Korea)
• Nissan Motor Company (Japan)
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (Italy, United States)
• Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japan)
• PSA Peugeot Citroën S.A. (France)
• Renault S.A. (France)
• BMW (Germany)
• SAIC (China)
• Daimler AG (Germany)
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• KUKA AG (Germany)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Japan)
• ABB Ltd.
• YASKAWA Electric Corp.
• FANUC Corp.

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This page was last updated on April 19, 2024