M. Sasidhar, IPE, K.L.

College of Engineering

IP 322
COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

III Year B.Tech. ( IP) Second Semester

Lectures : 4 Periods / week
Sessional Marks : 40
University Exam. : 3 hrs.
University Exam. Marks : 60
Credits : 4

UNIT I

FUNDAMENTALS & AUTOMATION: Definition of automation Types of automaton,
Need for automation, Advantages & Disadvantages of automation. Types of production
Functions in manufacturing. Organizational and information processing in
manufacturing, plant layout, production concepts and mathematical models, automation
strategies.

UNIT ll

FUNDAMENTALS OF CAD : Introduction to CAD, Design process, Applications of
computer for design, Benefits of CAD, Computer peripherals for CAD work station,
Graphic terminal, CAD software, CAD database and structure.

FUNDAMENTALS OF CAM: Introduction to Computer Aided Manufacturing,
Manufacturing planning, Manufacturing control, Introduction to Computer integrated
manufacturing.

UNIT III

COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING: Introduction, retrieval CAPP systems,
generative CAPP systems, benefits of CAPP, computer integrated production planning
systems: MRP I, MRP II, Just-in-time (JIT).

AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING: Introduction, Types of material handling
equipment, Automated guided vehicle system (AGVS), Applications, Vehicle guidance
and routing, traffic control and safety, system management. (6)

UNIT IV

AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEMS (AS): Storage systems performance, Automated
storage / Retrieval systems (AS / RS), Basic components of AS / RS, AS / RS
controls, Special features, applications. Carousel storage systems, configuration and
control features, applications, WIP storage, interfacing handling and storage with
manufacturing. (8)


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UNIT V

GROUP TECHNOLOGY : Introduction, Part families, Parts classification and coding
(OPITZ & MULTI CLASS), Production flow analysis, Machine cell design, Types of cell
design, Determining best machine arrangement, Benefits of group technology,
Application considerations in group technology, cellular manufacturing- quantitative
analysis

TEXT BOOK:
Automation, Production systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing- by
M.P.Groover (PHI)

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. CAD / CAM by Groover & Zimmers (PHI)
2. Computer Aided manufacturing by P.N.Rao, N.K-Tiwari, P.K-Kundra(TMH)
3. Computer Control of Manufacturing systems by Y.Koren McGraw Hill