Groover, Mikell P.,  1939- <br/><br/>
Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing / 
Mikell P. Groover. 
 - third edition 
 - xvi, 815 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/> Previous edition: Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall; London: Prentice-Hall International, 2001. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Manufacturing operations -- Manufacturing models and metrics -- Introduction to automation -- Industrial control systems -- Hardware components for automation and process control -- Numerical control -- Industrial robotics -- Discrete control using programmable logic controllers and personal computers -- Material transport systems -- Storage systems -- Automatic identification and data capture -- Introduction to manufacturing systems -- Single-station manufacturing cells -- Manual assembly lines -- Automated production lines -- Automated assembly systems -- Cellular manufacturing -- Flexible manufacturing systems -- Quality programs for manufacturing -- Inspection principles and practices -- Inspection technologies -- Product design and CAD/CAM in the production system -- Process planning and concurrent engineering -- Production planning and control systems -- Just-in-time and lean production. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780132393218 0132393212 9780132070737 0132070731 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Manufacturing processes--Automation.<br/>Production control.<br/>CAD/CAM systems.<br/>Computer integrated manufacturing systems.<br/>Robots, Industrial.