Publisher's Synopsis
This new text provides the latest information available on manufacturing/industrial technology. It covers a wide range of topics. Special features include: how automated assembly and automated guided vehicles are used in today's manufacturing environment; the use of CAD/CAM and computers in manufacturing and how they are used; programmable logic controllers, their history, configuration, operation and application, and an entire chapter on CIM (computer integrated manufacturing), the problems and benefits.;This book should be of interest to first year undergraduate students taking manufacturing technology courses.
