RMS

2010 ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Vasdev Malhotra ◽  
Tilak Raj ◽  
Ashok Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Computing ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Reconfigurable Manufacturing ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Manufacturing Operations ◽  
Production Techniques

Today, markets increasingly require more customized products, with shorter life cycles. In response, manufacturing systems have evolved from mass production techniques to the ?exible automation. This paper argues that manufacturing systems of the next generation will have to incorporate more ?exibility and intelligence, evolving towards recon?gurable manufacturing systems. In particular, the concept of intelligence becomes more relevant because of the need to maintain e?ective and e?cient manufacturing operations with minimum downtime under conditions of uncertainty. This chapter presents some research issues related to the development of reconfigurable manufacturing systems with pervasive computing.

Quality, Reliability and Maintenance (Q, R & M) Issues in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS)

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 1442-1446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dodla Srikanth ◽  
M. S. Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Reconfigurable Manufacturing ◽  
New Variety ◽  
Machine Reliability ◽  
Maintenance Plan

Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS) have the potential to emerge as a cost effective solution that will help manufacturing organizations to stay competitive in an environment where product mix changes frequently and product life cycles are getting shorter. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems can achieve this as they are designed for quick changes in its configuration, as well as software and hardware components. This not only helps in accommodating production capacity but also production of new variety of products and introduction of new product within part family. However, the configurations have a significant impact on the productivity and reliability of the machines and the manufacturing system. In the present paper, the main objective is to present a framework consisting of Maintenance plan to be followed for the reconfigured machine, Reliability of the reconfigured machine, Quality of the product obtained. This framework can form as the basic idea and a link between maintenance, reliability and quality issues.

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