Description
Pearson Automation Production Systems And Computerintegrated Manufacturing 4Th Edition by Mikell P Groover
Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing provides the most advanced,comprehensive, and balanced coverage of the subject of any text on the market. It covers all the major,cutting-edge technologies of production automation and material handling, and how these technologies, are used to construct modern manufacturing systems. It is appropriate for advanced undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing.
Salient Features
A quantitative approach provides numerous equations and example problems for instructors who want
to include analytical and quantitative material in their courses.
"What the Equations Tell Us" statements follow the mathematical derivations and engineering equations.
These statements list the practical meanings of the equations and guidelines regarding applications.
New to this Edition:
Two new robot configurations have been added in Chapter 8
A section on programmable automation controllers has been included in Chapter 9
The section on AGVS technologies has been updated in Chapter 10
The organization of the text has been substantially revised in Chapter 18 with a new section on performance
metrics in cell operations