Automation Production Systems and Computer-integrated

For advanced undergraduate/ graduate-level courses in Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. This exploration of the technical and engineering aspects of automated production systems provides the most advanced, comprehensive, and balanced coverage of the subject of any text on the market. It covers all the major cutting-edge technologies of production automation and material handling, and how these technologies are used to construct modern manufacturing systems.* Quantitative approach - Provides numerous equations and example problems for instructors who want to include analytical and quantitative material in their courses.- Follows mathematical derivations and engineering equations are statements indicating "What the Equations Tell Us," listing the practical meanings of the equations and what guidelines they provide regarding applications. * End-of-chapter problems - Enables instructors to assign problems in class rather than design these problems themselves. * Review questions at the end of every chapter. * Application guidelines - Included in several of the descriptions of the technologies. * Historical notes and vignettes - Describe the development and historical background of the automation technologies. * Review questions and problem exercises for each chapter. * Numerous example problems of problem types covered in the end-of-chapter exercises. * Solutions manual - Contains answers to all review questions and solutions to all problems. * Complete slide set - A complete set of PowerPoint® slides for each chapter with most of the figures in the text.