Designing a parts feeding system for maximum flexibility
Abstract
Looks at short‐run production, frequent product modifications, and pressures to reduce product time to market make flexible manufacturing increasingly desirable. Despite advances in flexible systems, the problem of feeding parts to an assembly line is not fully addressed by conventional methods such as bowl feeders. New technologies such as Intelligent Automation Systems’ FPF2000 Flexible Feeder for Small Parts offer additional versatility for short production cycles with frequent changes, and multiple simultaneous assembly lines.
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Citation
Wolfson, W. and Gordon, S.J. (1997), "Designing a parts feeding system for maximum flexibility", Assembly Automation, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 116-121. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445159710171329
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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