Programmable Automation Technologies An Introduction to CNC, Robotics and PLCs Daniel E. Kandray, P.E. Industrial Press Inc. New York Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kandray, Daniel. Programmable automation / Daniel Kandray. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8311-9121-4 1. Manufacturing processes--Automation. 2. Machine-tools--Numerical control--Programming. 3. Robots, industrial--Programming. 4. Programmable controllers. I. Title. TS183.K365 2010 670.42'7--dc22 2009047466 Industrial Press, Inc. 989 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10018 Sponsoring Editor: John Carleo Interior Text Management: Chris McCauley Interior Text and Cover Design: Janet Romano Developmental Editor: Kathy McKenzie Copyright © 2010 by Industrial Press Inc., New York. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. This book, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form without the permission of the publisher. Figure Credits Courtesy of : AIM, Incorporated, Addison, IL, Figure 3-7 Fanuc Robotics, Copyright © Figures 6-24, 6-25, 6-26, 6-27. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my wife, Tammie and my children—Dan, Ian, and Sydney;to my father Bill, and to my mother Evelyn, in loving memory TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to Programmable Automation
1.1 Introduction to Programmable Automation
1.4 Manufacturing Performance Measures
Automation Justification and Productivity Concepts
2.1 Automation Justification and Productivity
2.3 Process Outputs and Mathematical Concepts for Quantifying Production
2.4 Process Inputs and Manufacturing Costs
2.5 Comparing Alternatives with Productivity Calculations
2.6 The Impact of Production Volume on Alternatives
2.7 Productivity and the USA Principle
