Current Situation and Development Trend of Flexible Manufacturing Technology
Abstract
This article mainly discusses the current situation and development trend of flexible manufacturing technology, which can be improved in terms of the concept, implementation plan of flexible manufacturing technology, application examples and development direction.
1 Introduction
Flexible Manufacturing Technology (FMT) is an advanced manufacturing technology that is based on modern control technology, computers, automatic machines and other high-tech means, and can realize the dynamic adjustment of the production mode of manufacturing. FMT makes use of advances in computer technology, automated production machinery, sensor systems and intelligent control systems to integrate multiple manufacturing technologies into a unified environment to achieve the overall optimization of manufacturing technology and achieve the development of a more flexible, responsive and efficient manufacturing system.
Flexible Manufacturing Technology is an important part of CIMS. It mainly refers to the automatic process selection of machining steps according to the production order. It forms a closed-loop manufacturing system with computer numerical control system and robot system, which can be used for interactive operation and control. Manufacturing operators are able to control and manage the whole production process by computers, and automatic machines can provide a flexible, responsive and efficient production process.
2 Current Situation of Flexible Manufacturing Technology
Flexible Manufacturing Technology has made great progress in recent years, including widespread development in manufacturing industry and steady growth in manufacturing production. FMT can realize automatic partitioning, feeding and stocking materials, automatic program selection and process optimization. The entire process is under digital control, and the system can easily adapt to changes in the product model and automatic control of the entire production process.
At present, Flexible Manufacturing Technology has been widely used in many industries such as automobile, aerospace and military industry. Compared with ordinary production process, the production efficiency is greatly improved, the operation efficiency and precision are also improved, and the labor intensity is obviously reduced. At present, the industry is mainly focused on the development of adaptive and intelligent processes, which can rapidly respond to changes in market demand and product design and realize rapid response manufacturing.
3 Development Trend of Flexible Manufacturing Technology
The development of Flexible Manufacturing Technology is based on the concept of multi-dimension combination technology. The development trend mainly includes the following aspects:
First, in terms of the degree of automation, the traditional manual production process is replaced by automatic production process. With the development of information technology, artificial intelligence and robots, the automation degree of manufacturing is gradually being replaced. In addition, the integration of information technology and mechanical technology is further increasing the degree of automation.
Second, in terms of process control and dynamic optimization, dynamic control of production process and automated process selection can reduce production cost and improve production efficiency and product quality.
Third, in terms of coordination, coordination between production units is improved by means of dynamic scheduling and resource allocation.
Fourth, in terms of the degree of customization, agile manufacturing technology can realize the production of products which meet individual customer requirements. This technology can also effectively reduce the batch size of production process and effectively provide better service to customers.
At the same time, there are also some other development trends of flexible manufacturing technology, such as the combination of machining and assembly process, the development of information feedback and the integration of the overall production system.
4 Conclusion
Flexible Manufacturing Technology is an important direction of modern CIMS. With its advantages of high efficiency, low cost and high accuracy, Flexible Manufacturing Technology has been widely used in different industries. In terms of the development of flexible manufacturing technology, this article mainly discusses the improvement of the concept, implementation plan of flexible manufacturing technology, application examples and development trend. With the continuous development of science and technology, the flexible manufacturing technology will be further optimized and developed in the future.
