Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Transformable Factories

Front Matter....Pages I-XXXIII
Globalization and Decentralization of Manufacturing....Pages 3-13
New Trends in Production....Pages 15-26
General RMS Characteristics. Comparison with Dedicated and Flexible Systems....Pages 27-45
Progress in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems....Pages 47-62
Agile Manufacturing Systems – a Significant Quantum Leap for High Volume Production Approaches Flexibility Requirements as Well as Fastest Reaction to Market Demands....Pages 63-76
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Reconfigurable Manufacturing Equipment....Pages 79-110
Reconfigurable Machine Tool Design....Pages 111-139
Challenges in the Design of Reconfigurable Machine Tools....Pages 141-154
Reconfigurable Fixtures for Automotive Engine Machining and Assembly Applications....Pages 155-194
Control Systems for RMS and Methods of their Reconfiguration....Pages 195-211
Closed-loop, Fieldbus-based Clock Synchronisation for Decentralised Control Systems....Pages 213-235
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Production System Modelling for the Evaluation of the Degree of Reconfigurability....Pages 239-257
The Robot Cell as a Re-configurable Machining System....Pages 259-272
Development of a Standard Reconfigurable Assembly Cell for Agile Manufacturing....Pages 273-294
Computer Supported Decision Making System that Generates and Optimizes Layouts of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Equipment at the Early Stage of Design....Pages 295-325
Reconfigurable Machining System (RMS) for Machining of Case and Similar Parts in Machine Building....Pages 327-339
Cellular Manufacturing System Capable of Responding to Changes in Demand....Pages 341-353
Example of Reconfigurable Manufacturing System in Mold Design and Manufacturing....Pages 355-367
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Factory Transformability: Adapting the Structures of Manufacturing....Pages 371-381
The Transformable Factory – Strategies, Methods and Examples....Pages 383-393
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Analysis of Modern Factory Structures and Their Transformability....Pages 395-422
Innovative Logistics is a Vital Part of Transformable Factories in the Automotive Industry....Pages 423-457
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Products Design and Analysis for Transformable Production and Reconfigurable Manufacturing....Pages 461-478
Optimal Design of the Vehicle....Pages 479-518
New Generation of Engines with Controlled Pistons Movement for Reconfigurable Manufactures....Pages 519-534
Experience of Rapid Prototyping Technologies Usage for Moulding Case Parts....Pages 535-543
Theory and Practice of Technology for Machining Non-Rigid Smooth Shafts in Reconfigurable Production....Pages 545-568
Application of Non-Traditional Assembly Methods in Reconfigurable Manufacturing....Pages 569-581
Laser Technologies....Pages 583-607
Selecting an Optimal Production Order and Its Corresponding Configuration in a Reconfigurable Manufacturing System with Multiple Product Groups....Pages 609-626
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Economical Models for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems....Pages 629-641
Life Cycle Cost Calculation for Manufacturing Systems by Means of Reconfigurability Analysis....Pages 643-658
An Analytical Comparison on Cost and Performance among DMS, AMS, FMS and RMS....Pages 659-673
Real Options: an Application to RMS Investment Evaluation....Pages 675-693
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Future Scenarios, Describing Consistent Networks of Influences from Markets, Technologies and Business Environment with a Time Horizon of 2020....Pages 697-717
Intelligent Systems, Self-optimizing Concepts and Structures....Pages 719-742
Virtual Production – Computer Model-Based Planning and Analyzing of Manufacturing Systems....Pages 743-759