Type of welding Types of weldings( Source- http://www.minaprem.com/ ) 1. Autogenous welding when no material from an external source is used to fill the gap then it is known as autogenous welding Example- resistance welding, TIG welding,  Electron Beam Welding Advantages- Fusion welding of thin sheets is poss…

Types of chips in the metal cutting 1. Continuous chip Continuous chips are  formed  when the ductile material is machined at high speed and  by the smooth flow of the chip   up the tool face Condition of continuous chip formation The material should be ductile  Small friction between tool and workpiece Large rake ang…

Electrode Discharge Machining(EDM) Mechanism of material removal- Spark & Erosion Melting & Vapourisation  Application Machining of die EDM is a high voltage low current process and in order to develop a High Voltage electrical energy capacitor bank is used during the major portion of cycle time capacit…

Level of automation Automation definition- Automation is the creation and application of technology to monitor and control the production and delivery of products and services automatic control to any branch of industry or science; by exten sion, the use of electronic or mechanical devices to replace human labor 1.…

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Terms Used in CPM/PERT Slack- the amount of time by which and particular event on the delay without building the project schedule is known as slack Formula Float- denotes the amount of time by which an activity can be delayed without deleting the project's completed time. Extra time available for the activity without del…

Introduction of AGVs Automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs), commonly known as driverless vehicles. Useful in mid-volume and mid-variety, flexible manufacturing systems. It is a battery-powered driverless vehicle with programming capabilities for the destination, path selection, and positioning. The AGVs provide a highly flexi…

Mechanical Grippers Mechanical Gripper The mechanical gripper is used as an end effector in a robot for grafting the object with its mechanically operated finger  In industries, two fingers are enough to holding purpose more than three fingers can also be used based on the application  A robot required as a hydraulic elect…

Computer-aided process planning (CAPP) Computer-aided process planning (CAPP) involves computer technology for designing the process plan for the whole manufacturing system. It includes computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), but computer-aided process planning focuses on industrial processes. or we c…

Type of manufacturing system Flow shops or continuous manufacturing system  Continuous manufacturing systems are designed to enable the mass production of a single product with a special-purpose machine.  This system can have high production rates.  The product goes through an assembly line with different stations where par…