In this paper the manufacturing environment with regards to technology and market is discussed. Both the South African and global view are given, together with technology management strategies. Value added products are described and determined as an important factor for competitive manufacturing industry. Manufacturing systems that support high value added products such as FMS and RMS are discussed. Factors and technologies that enable FMS and RMS are also presented. These technologies are important in the achievement of factories of the future
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Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17&18 November 2008
Manufacturing companies are facing three challenges: low cost production of product, high quality standard and rapid responsiveness to customer requirements. These three goals are equally important for the manufacturing ...
This work focuses on the design and control of a novel hybrid manufacturing system: Reconfigurable Cellular Manufacturing System (RCMS) by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach. It is hybrid as it combines the ...
Mahamood, RM; Akinlabi, ET; Shukla, M; Pityana, RM(Old City Publishing, 2012)
Consumer demands are moving away from standardized to customized products, as such, the evolution of alternative manufacturing technique has become imperative. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a process of building components ...
