This handbook is a compilation of the current practical knowledge of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). FMS allow manufacturing plants of all sizes to reduce

Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) are computer-controlled, automated production lines capable of varied outputs: they put together computing software, roboti

One critical barrier leading to successful implementation of flexible manufacturing and related automated systems is the ever-increasing complexity of their mod

With the approach of the 21st century, and the current trends in manufacturing, the role of computer-controlled flexible manufacturing an integral part in the s

Modem manufacturing systems involve many processes and operations that can be monitored and controlled at several levels of intelligence. At the highest level t