Industrial Assembly

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1 Introduction and fundamental concepts of assembly1.1Introduction -- 1.2Nature and role of assembly in industry -- 1.3 The economic significance of assembly -- 1.4 Assembly engineering and rationalization -- 1.5 Management issues and assembly organizations -- 1.6 General taxonomy of assembly operations and systems -- 1.7 Assembly information representation -- 1.8 Fundamental models and measures of assembly -- 1.9 Assembly planning issues -- 1.10 Summary -- 1.11 Review questions -- References -- 2 Assembly tasks and technology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Levels of automation and flexibility in assembly -- 2.3 Assembly tasks -- 2.4 Disassembly tasks -- 2.5 Insertion and joining tasks -- 2.6 Summary -- 2.7 Review questions -- References -- 3 Design for assembly -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Product design for assembly -- 3.3 Group technology for assembly -- 3.4 Procedural systems for assemblability evaluation -- 3.5 Design for disassembly and recycling -- 3.6 Computer-aided methods for DFA -- 3.7 Artificial intelligence approaches to DFA -- 3.8 Summary -- 3.9 Review questions -- References -- 4 Design of assembly systems -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The planning of an assembly system -- 4.3 Assembly organization -- 4.4 Handling facilities -- 4.5 Machines for assembly automation -- 4.6 Economic justification of assembly systems -- 4.7 Examples of assembly systems -- 4.8 Summary -- 4.9 Review questions -- References -- 5 Assembly system design and planning -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Assembly line balancing -- 5.3 Assembly system design -- 5.4 Process planning in assembly -- 5.5 Sequence planning for robotic assembly -- 5.6 Summary -- 5.7 Review questions -- References -- 6 Performance evaluation of stochastic assembly systems -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Push systems -- 6.3 Pull systems -- 6.4 Flexible assembly systems -- 6.5 Simulation analysis -- 6.6 Summary -- 6.7 Review questions -- References -- 7 Sequencing and scheduling of assembly operations -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Scheduling in push systems -- 7.3 Level scheduling in just-in-time pull systems -- 7.4 Sequencing in mixed-model assembly lines -- 7.5 Summary -- 7.6 Review questions -- References -- 8 Time-managed material flow control -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The kitting process -- 8.3 Recursion models for repetitive assembly -- 8.4 Optimal time management -- 8.5 Summary -- 8.6 Review questions -- References -- 9 Quality and inspection in assembly -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Quality issues related to assembly -- 9.3 Inspection and test during assembly -- 9.4 Rework and repair in assembly -- 9.5 Error diagnosis and recovery in assembly -- 9.6 Communication and integration of assembly and inspection -- 9.7 Summary -- 9.8 Review questions -- References -- 10 Emerging trends in assembly -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Emerging trends in assembly technology -- 10.3 Emerging trends in the design of products and systems -- 10.4 Assembly utilities -- 10.5 The influence of emerging information technologies -- 10.6 Research issues in assembly -- 10.7 Summary -- 10.8 Review questions -- References.

10.1007/978-1-4615-6393-8 [DOI]

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