1. 1 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS IS A MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY WHICH INCLUDES THE WORD “SYSTEM” INFERRING A PHILOSOPHY OF MANUFACTURING

2. 2 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS OR FMS IMPLIES ADAPTING AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO INCLUDE FLEXIBLITY IN WHICH SATISFIES DIFFERENT MARKET NEEDS

3. 3 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS PETER DRUCKER HAS SAID “WE MUST BECOME MANAGERS OF TECHNOLOGY NOT MERELY USERS OF TECHNOLOGY”

4. 4 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS HISTORICALLY

5. 5 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS TODAY MEANS TO PRODUCE REASONABLY PRICED CUSTOMIZED PRODUCTS OF HIGH QUALITY THAT CAN BE QUICKLY DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS

6. 6 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL MACHINE FLEXIBILITY ENCOMPASSES THE EASE THAT A MACHINE CAN PROCESS A VARIETY OF OPERATIONS

7. 7 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL MATERIAL HANDLING FLEXIBILITY ENCOMPASSES THE EASE THAT A VARIETY OF PARTS CAN BE TRANSPORTED AND POSITIONED FOR THE NEXT OPERATION

8. 8 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL OPERATION FLEXIBILITY MEASURES THE EASE OF USING ALTERNATE OPERATION SEQUENCES FOR PROCESSING A PART

9. 9 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL VOLUME FLEXIBILITY IS A MEASURE OF THE SYSTEMS ABILITY TO CHANGE THE QUANTITY OF PARTS PRODUCED

10. 10 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL EXPANSION FLEXIBILITY IS THE ABILITY TO BUILD AND EXPAND THE SYSTEM INCREMENTALLY

11. 11 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL ROUTING FLEXIBILITY MEASURES THE ALTERNATIVE PATHS EFFECTIVELY FOLLOWED BY A PART THROUGH THE SYSTEM

12. 12 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL PROCESS FLEXIBILITY MEASURES THE VOLUME OF THE SET OF PART TYPES THAT A SYSTEM CAN PRODUCE WITHOUT INCURRING ANY SETUP

13. 13 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL PRODUCT FLEXIBILITY IS THE VOLUME OF THE SET OF PART TYPES THAT A SYSTEM CAN PRODUCE WITH MINOR SETUP

14. 14 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY MEASURES THE SYSTEMS PRODUCTION LONGEVITY WITHOUT EXTERNAL INTERVENTION

15. 15 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY IS THE VOLUME OF THE SET OF PART TYPES PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM WITHOUT MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT

16. 16 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IDENTIFY COMPONENTS OF A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL MARKET FLEXIBILITY IS THE SYSTEMS ABILITY TO EFFICIENTLY ADAPT TO CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS

17. 17 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FMS IS AN ARRANGEMENT OF MACHINES INTERCONNECTED BY A TRANSPORT SYSTEM WHICH CARRIES WORK TO THE MACHINES WHERE ACCURATE, RAPID AND SUTOMATIC PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED BY A CONTROLLING CENTRAL COMPUTER

18. 18 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FMS CAN PRODUCE SMALL LOTS IN CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING ACTIONS PRODUCING LOW-COST PRODUCTS AS NEEDED, THIS IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE

19. 19 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS TYPES OF DATA FILES INCLUDE PROGRAM, ROUTING, PART PRODUCTION, PALLET REFERENCE, STATION TOOL AND TOOL LIFE

20. 20 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS DATA COMMUNICATION IS IMPLEMENTED BY AN OBJECT ORIENTED MODEL USING SOFTWARE DEVELOPED IN C++

21. 21 FLEXIBLE MANUFATURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS ARE USED FOR MANIPULATING THE INFORMATION IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

22. 22 FLEXIBLE MANUFATURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES INTO THE PRODUCTION LINE ENGINEERS MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING (CAD/CAM), NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS (CNC), COMPUTER CONTROLLED MATERIAL HANDLING (AGV), AUTOMATIC STORAGE SYSTEMS (AS/RS), ROBOTS, AND SOPHISTICATED SENSORY SYSTEMS SUCH AS COMPUTERIZED VISION

23. 23 FLEXIBLE MANUFATURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES INTO THE PRODUCTION LINE ENGINEERS MUST BE ABLE TO DESIGN, INSTALL, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE SUCH SYSTEMS, TOGETHER WITH OTHER ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS INVOLVED IN OPERATING THE "FACTORY OF THE FUTURE"

24. 24 FLEXIBLE MANUFATURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS DEDUCE ROBOT FUNCTIONS IN A FMS CELL BY KNOWING THE AREAS OF RAPID-RESPONSE MANUFACTURING, GLOBAL MANUFACTURING, FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION, MECHATRONICS AND COMPUTER-CONTROLLED MACHINERY AND PROCESSES

25. 25 FLEXIBLE MANUFATURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS DEDUCE ROBOT FUNCTIONS IN A FMS CELL BY KNOWING THE AREAS OF MICROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, GREEN MANUFACTURING, BIOTECH MANUFACTURING, PHOTONICS MANUFACTURING, NANO MANUFACTURING, ROBOTICS, RAPID PROTOTYPING, CONCURRENT ENGINEERING, LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING, CAD/CAM/CAE, AND INTEGRATION OF IT TOOLS INTO MANUFACTURING

26. 26 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELLS AND FUNCTIONS IN A FMS CELL USE COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS SPECIALIZING IN THE COMPUTER- CONTROLLED SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS

27. 27 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELLS AND FUNCTIONS IN A FMS CELL NEED THOSE TRAINED TO INCLUDE ELECTRONICS, INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, VARIOUS COMPUTER CONTROL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE APPLICATIONS, INDUSTRIAL CONTROL CIRCUITS, PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS (PLCS), HYDRAULICS AND PNEUMATICS

28. 28 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS/ROBOTICS FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELLS AND FUNCTIONS IN A FMS CELL NEED THOSE TRAINED TO INCLUDE SPECIALIZED COURSES IN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS SUCH AS AUTOMATED PROCESS CONTROL, WHICH PREPARES YOU TO WORK IN THE MANUFACTURING, FOOD, CHEMICAL, PAPER PULP, AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES