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They are visible and tangible such as:• CNC machine tools• Pallet queuing or auto-storage and retrieval system• Material handling equipment• Central chip removal and coolant system• Tooling systems• Coordinate measuring machines (CMM)• Part cleaning stations• Computer hardware equipment

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They are invisible and intangible such as:•NC programs•Traffic management software•Tooling information•CMM program work-order files•Sophisticated FMS software

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Communication Network Connections in a Typical FMS

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• Maximize throughput (minimize time, cost & human intervention)

• Reduce labour (support unmanned operation)

• Improve machine utilization (negate setup time)

• Improve operation control (include production scheduling and control)

• Reduce inventory (reduce lot size, Just-In-Time)

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Need for FMS (Con’t)

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1. Reduced set-up time2. Predictable delivery times3. Consistent accuracy and high product quality4. A route and a link to CAD/CAM and CIM5. Reduce lead times6. Reduce tooling costs7. Increase profitability8. Improved manufacturing control9. Simplified fixture design10.Reduced overhead costs

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FMS is not a cure-all for productivity and profitability problems.

It can’t make order out of chaos, but it can make a major contribution after manufacturing chaos is solved first.

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Applying FMS may not be as productive as efforts to outsource or sub-contract component manufacturing or to maximize the efficiency of existing workers and processes.Increased machine utilization, improved quality and part throughput, and inventory are the goals.

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The high cost of FMS may be prohibitive.

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Purchase of an FMS is not the same as that of a standard machine tool even if the system is a turnkey purchased.

An FMS purchase evolves from conception and birth through adolescence to maturity.

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User expectations may be distorted based on conceived notions as to what FMS is and what it can do.

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Management commitment may not be perceived as real or genuine even though funding is approved.

High level management accessibility, visibility, and involvement must be seen and sensed by all support personnel.

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Most FMSs are being promoted by machine tool manufacturers who are concerned with metal-removal processes.

Other process such as cold forming or precision castings may provide alternative, practical and economical solution.

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Purchase of an FMS without consideration as to how the system can integrate (hardware and software) with existing machinery, computer systems, and operations causes automation isolation.

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FMS are regarded as one of the most efficient methods to employ in reducing or eliminating problems in manufacturing industries.

FMS brings flexibility and responsiveness to the manufacturing floor.

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FMS enables manufacturers to machine a wide variety of work pieces on few machines with low staffing levels, productivity, reliably, and predictably.

FMS is made up of hardware elements and software elements. The sophisticated FMS software is what actually drives the system.

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A true FMS can handle a wide variety of different parts, producing them one at a time in random order.

FMS is not an end in itself, but a means to an end and the natural partner to integrate to existing CAD/CAM systems and progress towards CIM.

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FMS shortens the manufacturing process through improved operational control, round-the-clock availability of automated equipment, increased machine utilization and responsiveness, and reduction of human intervention.

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The principal benefits derived from implementing FMS are inventory reduction, direct labour savings, increased asset utilization, and reduced floor space requirements.

Most firms that have installed FMS have done so on the basis of reduced inventory, increased part throughput, predictable quality, and improved responsiveness.

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Many FMS limitations originate from unrealistic expectations as to what FMS is and what it can do.

The need for FMS is not as important as the need for flexibility in manufacturing.

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Traditional justification techniques, based on ROI and direct labour cost reduction, cannot accommodate the cost avoidance and productivity enhancements achievable with flexible automation like FMS.

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The principle factors related to a winning FMS justification plan are to incorporate strategic long-term business objectives into the capital budgeting process, to look hard at inventory costs, to determine risk factors, to measure intangible benefits, and to review other indirect expenses and labour costs.

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Highly successful automation projects are more likely to occur in companies that plan from top down and implement from bottom up.

Management’s commitment and involvement provide the necessary goal through communication, support, direction, and leadership to keep the project tied together, moving, and on schedule.

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