Advanced Manufacturing Technology

This new text provides the latest information available on manufacturing/industrial technology. It covers a wide range of topics. Special features include: how automated assembly and automated guided vehicles are used in today's manufacturing environment; the use of CAD/CAM and computers in manufacturing and how they are used; programmable logic controllers, their history, configuration, operation and application, and an entire chapter on CIM (computer integrated manufacturing), the problems and benefits. This book should be of interest to first year undergraduate students taking manufacturing technology courses.