Search for dissertations about: "Flexible manufacturing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 186 swedish dissertations containing the words Flexible manufacturing.

  2. 1. Developing high performance manufacturing systems

    Author : Anders Karlsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : manufacturing control; manufacturing sytem design; assembly-intiated production; flexible manufacturing;

    Abstract : The work detailed in this dissertation relates to thedevelopment of high performance manufacturing systems. Theperformance factor aimed for is especially flexibility, butthere is an intention of making the results adaptable to focuson performance factors of the readers or users choice. READ MORE

  4. 2. Manufacturing strategy and implementation of advanced manufacturing technology

    Author : Per Lindberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; implementation; diffusion; manufacturing strategy; Sweden; uncertainty; flexible manufacturing systems; advanced manufacturing technology; evolution;

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  5. 3. EFFICIENCY OF FLEXIBLE FIXTURES: DESIGN AND CONTROL

    Author : Ilker Erdem; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; control; design; fixture; assembly; manufacturing; efficiency; flexible; production;

    Abstract : The manufacturing industries have been using flexible production technologies to meet the demand for customisation. As a part of production, fixtures have remained limited to dedicated technologies, even though numerous flexible fixtures have been studied and proposed by both academia and industry. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hierarchical Control and Restart of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

    Author : Kristin Andersson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Restart; Flexible manufacturing; Finite state automata; Petri nets; Supervisory control theory; Process algebra; Discrete event systems; Hierarchical control; Supervisor synthesis;

    Abstract : Product life-cycles are constantly shortening, and the amount of new product types increases, for example in the automotive industry. Growing demands on flexibility and ability to decrease time to market has made it increasingly important to find methods for fast and accurate development of control programs for flexible manufacturing cells. READ MORE

  7. 5. Factory-in-a-Box : an Enabler for Flexibility in Manufacturing Systems

    Author : Andréas Ask; Mats Jackson; Björn Fagerström; Björn Langbeck; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Factory-in-a-Box; Flexibility; Mobility; Manufacturing; Production; Mass Customization; Manufacturing engineering; Produktionsteknik; industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Organisations;

    Abstract : AT PRESENT, many markets are characterized by a fast pace of change, as well as a high internationally enlarged competition. Since the conception of Mass Customization emerged in the late 1980´s, many companies within the manufacturing industry have been striving to fulfill this vision by increasing the flexibility within their manufacturing system. READ MORE