Computer Integrated Manufacturing — Winter 2019

Define NC, CNC and DNC machine. List advantages of CNC machine over NC machine.

List types of manufacturing systems and compare each with respect to flexibility, variety and production quantity. Also state potential benefits of CIM

What is Group Technology? What are the advantages of GT in manufacturing?

Explain with neat sketch AS/RS system used in FMS.

What is FMS? Explain any three flexibilities associated with FMS.

Which are the formats used for manual part programming? Explain word address format. Write word address format for milling and drilling operations.

Explain canned cycle with suitable examples.

Explain various types of tape readers with sketch used in NC machines.

Write a part program for component shown in Figure.1.

(1)What are the input parameters in MRP-I? (2) What is the difference between MRP-I &MRP-II?

Explain JIT technique used in auto industries.

Explain Expert system with neat diagram.

What is an AGV? What are different types of AGVs? What are the benefits of using AGVs?

Enlist and explain different elements of a robot.

Explain with neat diagram retrieval type CAPP

Discuss various applications of robots.

What are the different types of gripper used in robot? Explain any two in detail.