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MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY I

M.SUBRAMANIAN

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

ST.JOSEPHS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

OLD MAMALLAPURAM ROAD, CHENNAI - 119

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MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing is the economic term for making goods and services available to satisfy human

wants

Manufacturing involves a series of related activities and operations such as

1. Product design and development

2. Material selection

3. Process planning

4. Inventory control

5. Quality assurance

6. Marketing

Manufacturing is the heart of the system where material is converted from one form to another

and value is added

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STAGES IN A MANUFACTURING

SYSTEM

1. MANUAL MANUFACTURING

2. MECHANISATION

3. HARD AUTOMATION

4. SOFT AUTOMATION

i. NC/DNC/CNC

ii. INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS

iii. FMS ( FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM)

iv. COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

v. COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING

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CLASSIFICATION OF MANUFACTURING

PROCESS

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