外文翻译---FMS(柔性制造系统)；定义与描述.docVIP

FMS: DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION Summary： 1. Flexible manufacturing systems are regarded as one of the most efficient methods to employ in reducing or eliminating problems in manufacturing industries. 2. Definitions of FMS vary depending on industry type and the user’s point of view. 3. FMS enables manufacturers to machine a wide of workpieces on few machines with low staffing levels, productively, reliably, and predictably. 4. FMS is made up of hardware elements (machine tools, movable pallets, material-handling equipment, coordinate measuring machines, computer hardware equipment, and the like)and software elements ( NC programs, inspection programs, work-order files, and FMS software ). The sophisticated FMS software is what actually drives the system. 5. A true FMS can handle a wide variety of different parts, producing them one at a time in random order. 6. FMS is not an end in itself, but a means to an end and the natural partner to integrate to existing CAD/CAM systems and progress toward CIM. Key words: FMS NC CAM CAD Definitions of FMS，or Flexible Manufacturing Systems ,are plentiful and in many respects are dependent on the ultimate user’s point of view as to what the FMS consists of and how it will be used. However, the following represent a collection of FMS definitions, some traceable and some not traceable to their originating source. 1. United States Government: A series of automatic machine tool or items of fabrication equipment linked together with an automatic material handling system, a common hierarchical digital preprogrammed computer control, and provision for random fabrication of parts or assemblies that fall within predetermined families. 2. Kearney and Trecker：A FMS is a group of NC machine tools that can randomly process a group of parts, having automated material handling and central computer control to dynamically balance resource utilization so that the system can adapt automatically to changes in parts production, mix