Programmable Automation Technologies / Edition 1

Introduction to Programmable Automation The Manufacturing Process Automation Manufacturing Performance Measures Benefits of Automation Automation Strategies Automation Justification and Productivity Productivity Calculations Process Outputs and Mathematical Concepts for Quantifying Production Process Inputs and Manufacturing Costs Comparing Alternatives with Productivity Calculations The Impact of Production Volume on Alternatives Productivity and the USA Principle Introduction to CNC Technology CNC System Components Coordinate Systems and Reference Points The Ten Steps of CNC Programming Advantages and Disadvantages of CNC Technology When to Use CNC Technology Overview of CNC Programming Program Code Cutting Parameters Program Organization Programming Process Turning Programs Overview of CNC Simulation Software Installation and Setup of CNCSimulator® User Interface Simulation Examples Industrial Robotics Robot Hardware Robot Applications Robot Safety Robot Selection Considerations Robot Programming Concepts Programming Methods Robot Programming Languagues Robot Program Development, Organization and Structure Writing Robot Program of Instructions Robot Simulation Robot Program Simulation Example Progammable Logic Control Overview Industrial Process Control PLC Terminology PLC Hardware Components PLC Applications Sensors and Actuators Implementing Automation with PCLs Logic Control, Sequencing, and Ladder Logic Diagrams Ladder Logic Terminology Typical PLC Instruction Set PLC Programming Process PLC Program Simulation PLC Programming Example Automated Workstations and Work Cells Workstation and Work Cell Components Automated Workstation and Work Cell Examples