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Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
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INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kanpur |
The Syllabus
- Definition; Discussion on Pros and Cons of Automation;
- Benefits of Automation; Types of automation: Fixed automation, programmable automation, and Flexible automation- Typical Features and examples;
- Reasons for automating; Automation strategies; Automated flow lines: the objectives of the use of flow line automation;
- General forms of Work Flow – criteria for selection;
- Methods of work part transport: Continuous, intermittent and asynchronous: types and their selection;
- Transfer Mechanisms; Examples of transfer mechanisms for linear travel and rotary transfer mechanisms; Buffer Storage;
- Flow line Performance Analysis: Average production time and production rate;
- Mean time per cycle when machine breakdown occurs; Flow line
- Performance Analysis: Line efficiency; Cost per item produced;
- Partial automation:Reasons for using, Advantages and drawbacks;
- Production and Throughput: Examples; Effect of machine Jamming; Component Quality Control;
- Choice of assembly methods: Cost, Production Rate, Availability of Labour, and Market Life of the Product;
- Advantages of Automatic Assembly; Design for automated assembly; Components of automatic Assembly Machines;
- Transfer systems; Assembly Machines: In-Line, Rotary; Continuous and Intermittent Transfer;
- Indexing Machines:Factors affecting the choice; Various Indexing Mechanisms;
- Vibratory bowl feeders: Mechanics of Vibratory Conveying - its analysis;
- Effect of Frequency, Track Acceleration and Vibration Angle; Effect of Track Angle and Coefficient of Friction;
- Summary of Bowl Feeder Design; Spiral Elevators; General Requirements of Part Feeders;
- Non-vibratory feeders : Reciprocating Tube Hopper Feeder – its analysis;
- General Features. Centerboard Hopper Feeder: Analysis: Maximum Track Inclination, Total Cycle Time, Mean Feed Rate;
- Reciprocating Tube Hopper Feeder: Principle of Operation;
- External Gate Hopper Feeder: Its Analysis: Maximum Peripheral Velocity, Mean Feed rate;
- Rotary Disk Feeder: Indexing and Rotary Disk Feeder with continuous drive and their analysis:
- Load sensitivity, Efficiency and Mean Feed Rate;
- Orientation of Parts in Automatic Assembly:In-Bowl and Out-of-Bowl Toolings;
- Typical Orienting Systems: Wiper Blade, Pressure Break, slot in the track; Analysis of Part Orienting Systems;
- Examples of Out-of-Bowl Toolings; Feed Tracks: Analysis of Horizontal Delivery Feed Track;
- “ON-OFF” Sensors; Reliability of Feeding.
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