Flexible manufacturing system

Flexible manufacturing systems are multi-machine systems for machining of workpieces. The individual processing stations are mostly commercial processing centers. About chaining devices they are connected to the automated workpiece handling to allow. Have flexible manufacturing systems in the final stage in addition to the processing stations one workpiece and tool storage with the corresponding transfer stations.

The control of all the components on a central host computer, coupled to the computer, the individual cells ( Flexible production cell). The processing stations may also take one or more processing steps.

It is used for complex production tasks, such as the manufacture of cars, must be coordinated in sync different processes. These production systems are also easily changeable and optimizable ( flexible). This is especially necessary when a new or refurbished product to be produced in the same production line. The flexible property also refers to the optional ability to use learning algorithms in order to ensure the optimum time, error-free production can.