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Technologies guiding the future of robotics in manufacturing
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Industrial robots, both stationary and mobile, have been used in manufacturing applications for decades and are most often employed based on requirements for dedicated and repetitive manufacturing operations. Industrial ... -
The economics of gas flaring in oil and gas processing environments: A case study of electric power station in a developing country
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Gas flaring continues to pose significant threat to the environment and economy of oil and gas producing countries in particular and the globe in general. This process impacts adversely to the health and safety of the ... -
The machining parameter design using fuzzy theory in electrical discharge machining drill
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Electric discharge machining drill (EDM-drill) is a process to machine fine holes. EDM-drill is specially used for drilling of difficult-to-cut materials such as high-strength steel, titanium and cemented carbide processing. ... -
Tool path generation considering NC block-based machining stability
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)The industrial and increasing requirements of aesthetic products force the shape of product to have the complex 3D shapes. It is common to manufacture such products through three machining steps: rough machining, semi-finishing ... -
Towards proper-inconsistency in weldability prediction using k-nearest neighbor regression and generalized regression neural network with mean acceptable error
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)A significant inconsistency problem exists in the quality of resistance spot welding, and yet it offers various advantages in production. These inconsistent welding data can be eliminated using anomaly detection or instance ... -
User phase information based inventory policy for supply chain systems with remanufacturing
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Most of the literatures for inventory management policies of supply chain systems with remanufacturing had focused solely on warehouse operation. The existence of its optimal policy has yet been confirmed. In addition, the ... -
Using GRAIMOD for improving performance of multi-product companies
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)European economies have been deeply affected by different crises. The impact of the economic crisis on enterprises is now recognized by everybody. Enterprises are fighting to pull through the present situation and are ... -
Using innovative transportation technologies and automation concepts to improve key criteria of lean logistics
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Decreasing or entire eliminating all kinds of waste in production systems is one of the main goals of today's companies implementing lean management. Wastes can be found in material warehouses or facilities, all production ... -
Using simulation to determine the batch size for I/O drawer test process in a high-end server manufacturing environment
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)In this research, discrete-event simulation is used to study the I/O drawer test process in a high-end server manufacturing environment in order to identify the optimal batch size of the I/O drawers to be tested per driver. ... -
Value stream mapping along the product development process
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Today's business conditions are characterized by increased competition. Therefore enterprises have to cope with shorter product life cycles, higher product complexity and more product variants. The reaction of many enterprises ... -
Value stream mapping and discrete event simulation applied to reduce waste in a company that manufactures a family of automotive parts
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Lean manufacturing seeks consistent and complete elimination of waste in order to optimize resources. However, the elimination of such waste in most cases is done through of trial and error, which usually entails more costs ... -
Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)The UK beef industry holds around 12% value of total agriculture in UK. However, it is currently suffering because of some series of events in the past like outbreak of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), Foot and Mouth ...