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FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
BY,
A. SYEDSHARBUDEEN
V. SATHEESH
DEFINITION
A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM (FMS) IS A SET OF NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS AND SUPPORTING WORKSTATIONS CONNECTED BY AN AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLED BY A CENTRAL COMPUTER
FMS FEATURES
MANY PART TYPES CAN BE LOADED
PARTS CAN ARRIVE AT MACHINES IN ANY SEQUENCE
PARTS IDENTIFIED BY CODES
MANY MACHINES CAN BE INCLUDED
SMALL FMS LEAD TO FLEXIBLE CELLS