Automation, Production Systems and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing [Hardcover]

Mikell P. Groover (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130546526 | ISBN-13: 978-0130546524 | Publication Date: February 15, 1987

Provides comprehensive survey of concepts, principles and practices of modern manufacturing styles systems.

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From the Publisher

An exploration of the technical and engineering aspects of automated production systems.

From the Back Cover

NEW ORGANIZATION. The second edition consists of five parts, following two introductory chapters:

• I. Automation and control technologies: industrial computer control, control system components, numerical control, industrial robotics, programmable logic controllers.
• II. Material handling technologies: conveyor systems, automated guided vehicle systems, automated storage systems, automatic identification and data capture.
• III. Manufacturing systems: single station cells, group technology, flexible manufacturing systems, assembly lines, transfer lines.
• IV. Quality control systems: statistical process control, inspection principles and technologies.
• V. Manufacturing support systems: CAD/CAM, process planning, production planning, production planning and control, lean production and agile manufacturing.

TEXT FEATURES

• Expanded coverage of automation fundamentals, numerical control programming, group technology, flexible manufacturing systems, material handling and storage, quality control and inspection, inspection technologies, programmable logic controllers.
• New chapters or sections on manufacturing systems, single station manufacturing systems, mixed-model assembly line analysis, quality assurance and statistical process control, Taguchi methods, inspection principles and technologies, concurrent engineering, automatic identification and data collection, lean and agile manufacturing.
• Higher quantitative and engineering content in the text with more equations and example problems
• More quantitative problems on more topics: 385 problems in the new edition, 125 more than the 1987 edition.
• Historical notes describing the development and historical background of many of the automation technologies.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div (February 15, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130546526
• ISBN-13: 978-0130546524
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #802,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From a student point of view, October 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

Lacking important concepts from 1st edition that should have been in the chapters on production mathematical models. (Scrap, Time In Plant, etc.) Good descriptions of general machine automation processes. Good overview of NC, CNC machining, covering more in these chapters than some texts associated with only this topic. Good overview chapters of industrial robotics, PLC control and programming, in-plant material handling, manufacturing system schemes, assembly systems, quality control, Statisics, inspection and planning. Overall a very capable text. When coupled with a well developed laboratory, would be a text for a very complete college level Industrial Automation course.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best IE books, January 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Automation, Production Systems and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Hardcover)

I sincerely believe that this book has been one of the best in its field. I just hope that Prof. Groover will publish another edition of this book reflecting the current changes in the manufacturing world.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars High quantity, but average quality, March 28, 2006

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This review is from: Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

This book covers a huge amount of topics related to the automation, organisation and control of production systems.
I studied this book for a class, and I think that the quality of especially the quantative methods presented is only fair.

Besides that: the content on the automation- and controltopics, is way out of date.

Nice book (if you can buy it second hand), but money can buy better books new.