Affordable Automation [Hardcover]

Sabrie Soloman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070596336 | ISBN-13: 978-0070596337 | Publication Date: February 1, 1996

Slash manufacturing costs, improve product quality. Discover today's most innovative techniques for reducing the manufacturing costs of everything from home appliances and automobiles--to aircraft and military equipment--to electronic circuit boards and computers. In Affordable Automation, by Sabrie Soloman, you'll see how to specify, design, and implement automated assembly and fabrication systems to improve the quality and efficiency of your manufacturing operations. You get proven tools you'll use to develop a long-range strategy for new technology--use flexible synchronous/asynchronous systems--ensure affordable error-free manufacturing--improve the productivity of production lines--use sensors to monitor and control productivity--and much more.

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How to bring cost-effective automation to our company--with minimal cost. With the help of this innovative guide, you'll discover how small-and medium-sized companies can survive and prosper by turning to efficient automation--with minimal cost and little operational disruption. Affordable Automation offers proven cost-reduction techniques for successfully introducing automation to your company. The book also provides solid advice on integrating manufacturing processes, reacting quickly to changes in production needs, and helping employees join in the effort to lower costs and improve product quality. This concise, step-by-step reference full explores: economical, flexible synchronous/asynchronous systems to advance manufacturing technology in industry; hands-on techniques to ensure an affordable error-free manufacturing environment; cost-effective manufacturing systems to improve the performance of production lines; economical control systems to monitor and control productivity both quantitatively and qualitatively. Whether you're a manufacturing executive, manager, or engineer, this expert guide gives you the know-how required to re-engineer the automation process in your company--at a cost you can afford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 405 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070596336
• ISBN-13: 978-0070596337
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,765,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars really helped me improve my manufacturing, February 28, 2009

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This review is from: Affordable Automation (Hardcover)

At first I wasn't sure about this book, but considering the really low price I got it anyway.

Fortunately, there were tons of golden gems about how to design products to improve manufacturability - I filled up several notebook pages. It has definitely helped me a lot!

My #1 complaint was that some of the example cases were dry, boring, and uninformative. Just skip the example cases and the rest is worth your time.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Robot future..., June 23, 2000

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This review is from: Affordable Automation (Hardcover)

Very interesting point of start to learning robot technology howto...