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TitleSyllabusReference
Computer Integrated ManufacturingIntroduction to CIM, Basic building blocks of CIM, CNC Machines, tool Handling Systems, Material Handling Systems.CNC Machines- types, classification, File formats, Controllers, Distributed NC, hierarchical control, Issues in File Transfer and Integration, Tool on CNC, Fixtures on CNC. Material handling and storage systems like Robots, AGVs, AS/RS etc. Development for Tool and Material Handling System. Automation Inspection Systems, use of CMMs, Communication Systems, Links in the network., Computer Control Systems. From product design to manufacturing, introduction to GT, CAPP, Scheduling, MRP, Flexible Cell, FMS system Design, development and utilization, Computer simulation of FMS, Packages available, illustrative examples. Product data management for CIM, integration of the production management and business functions of CIM.P.G.Ranky, The Design and Operation of FMS, IFS Publ. 1983.

J.Harrington, CIM, Krieger, 1979.

R. Stover, An analysis of CAD/CAM application with Introduction to CIM, Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NY.

D. Bedworth et al., Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing, McGraw Hill, 1991.

B. Scholz and Reiter, C.I.M.Interfaces, Chapman Hall, 1992.

D. L. Goetsh, Fundamentals of CIM Technology, Delmar Publication, 1988.