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The Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. The journal was originally published under the title "International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems" and Kathryn Stecke was the founding Editor-in-Chief. [ 1 ]
A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a manufacturing system in which there is some amount of flexibility that allows the system to react in case of changes, whether predicted or unpredicted. This flexibility is generally considered to fall into two categories, which both contain numerous subcategories.
FlexSim has been used in a variety of simulation projects involving both standard and flexible manufacturing systems. [6] Some examples include studies to determine optimal buffer sizes, [citation needed] optimizing blend components in feed production, [7] rescheduling problems in mixed-line production planning, [8] optimizing electronics assembly lines, [9] and steel production scheduling.
Digital manufacturing is an integrated approach to manufacturing that is centered around a computer system. [ 1 ] [ citation needed ] The transition to digital manufacturing has become more popular with the rise in the quantity and quality of computer systems in manufacturing plants.
Image of flexible printed circuits prior to de-panelization. An Olympus Stylus camera without the case, showing the flex circuit assembly. Flexible electronics, also known as flex circuits, is a technology for assembling electronic circuits by mounting electronic components on flexible plastic substrates, such as polyimide, PEEK or transparent conductive polyester [1] film.
Reconfigurable Manufacturing System Architecture by Y. Koren. The system is composed of stages: 10, 20, 30, etc. Each stage consists of identical machines, such as CNC milling machines. The system produces one product. The manufactured product moves on the horizontal conveyor. Then Gantry-10 grips the product and brings it to one of CNC-10.
Agile Manufacturing is a modern production approach that enables companies to respond swiftly and flexibly to market changes while maintaining quality and cost control. This methodology is designed to create systems that can adapt dynamically to changing customer demands and external factors such as market trends or supply chain disruptions.
Overall equipment effectiveness [1] (OEE) is a measure of how well a manufacturing operation is utilized (facilities, time and material) compared to its full potential, during the periods when it is scheduled to run. It identifies the percentage of manufacturing time that is truly productive.