Robots and Manufacturing Automation / Edition 2

by C. Ray Asfahl

Overview

Surveys the wide spectrum of automated systems available to improve manufacturing productivity including robots, numerical control machines, programmable controllers, computer controllers and microprocessor-based automated systems. Completely updated, it features industry case studies, revised and expanded problem sections and new material on product design, CAD, Karnaugh Maps and CIM.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471553915
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	7.26(w) x 10.08(h) x 1.19(d)

About the Author

C. Ray Asfahl is the author of Robots and Manufacturing Automation, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Getting Ready to Automate.

Building Blocks of Automation.

Mechanization of Parts Handling.

Automatic Production and Assembly.

Numerical Control and CAD/CAM.

Industrial Robots.

Teaching Robots to Do Work.

Machine Vision Systems.

Robot Implementation.

Industrial Applications of Robots.

Industrial Logic Control Systems.

Logic Diagramming.

Programmable Logic Controllers.

On-Line Computer Control.

Microprocessors.

Computer Integrated Manufacturing.

Ethics.

References.

Appendices.

Index.