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Manufacturing Systems: NC, CNC, and DNC
Chapter Objectives
In this chapter, you will learn about:
- Introduction to manufacturing systems
- Computer systems
- Production machines: NC, CNC, and DNC
22.1 INTRODUCTION
A manufacturing system consists of all the resources required to transform the material from its raw form to finished form. The resources involved in this transformation process may be man, materials, money, machine, management, energy, etc. A manufacturing system’s components may be broadly categorized as follows:
- Production machines, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc.
- Material handling systems.
- Computer systems.
- Human resources.
22.1.1 Production Machines, Tools, Fixtures, and Other Related Hardware
In manufacturing systems, the ...
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