Computer integrated Manufacturing Lab

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 Lab Session 01

Case To suggest automation in any industry.

Study:

Sections:

a) Industry details:
Briefly explain the industry, type of industry (Small, Medium, and Multi-national), its products,
in which countries they supply their products.
b) Layout :
Discuss the layout of industry whether it is job shop, process type or product type layout. What
are flaws in the layout and suggest the corrections in layout.
Draw the layouts in Auto Cad or Paint etc. (Both Current and Suggested)
c) Automation:
Observe the automation level in that industry. Whether they are using Fixed, Programmable
automation etc. Also take pictures and make videos. Also suggest the automation in that
industry.
d) Material Handling:
Observe the material handling system they are utilizing and make pictures and videos of that
material handling system. Also suggest the correct material handling system for them.
e) Material Storage System:
Observe the material storage system they are utilizing and make pictures and videos of that material
storage system. Also suggest the correct material storage system for them if any flaw exists in there
system.
f) Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC):
Observe what kind of AIDC system they are using and what are the suggestions for AIDC are in
order to improve their AIDC system?
g) Group technology (GT) and Cellular manufacturing:
Observe whether the concerned industry is using GT and cellular manufacturing or not. If yes,
then which level of GT and cellular manufacturing they are using and what the suggestions for
their GT and cellular manufacturing.

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 h) Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS):
Analyze which type of FMS industry is using and what is the level of FMS. What are the
suggestions to improve their FMS?

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 i) Manual and Automated Assembly Lines:
Observe how many Manual and automated assembly lines the concerned industry is using. And
what are the suggestions to improve their assembly line whether through automation or manual
work.
Concerned Person:

Name Contact No. Designation

Manger XYZ XYZ
Mangaer XYZ XYZ
Table 3: Concerned persons in interwood

Students Names:
Name Roll Number
Name Roll Number

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 Lab Session 02
CaseStudy:

To write an internship report to suggest automation in any industry.

Objective:
To summarize what you have learnt in your internship?
Existing Automation in companies.
Suggestions about automation that can be implemented.
Organization:
In which organization you did summer internship and what was the duration of
your internship?
Department:
In which department you worked during internship?
Task
: Which type of tasks you performed during your internship?

Exposure:
What type of Exposure did you get from that industry?
Outcome:
What did you learn from that organization during internship?
Existing Automation in industry:
What type of automation is present in that industry?
Suggestions for automations:
What are the suggestions that you will give to the organization in
order to improve their productivity?

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