Elements of Design of Production Systems - Methodology of Machine Tool Selection in Casing-Class FMS

TLDR: In this paper, a new methodology of computer aided FMS machine tools selection is presented, which is based on computer database systems, as well as the principles of elimination and optimisation.

Abstract: Received: 15 December 2009 Abstract Accepted: 25 May 2010 The work presents a new methodology of computer aided FMS machine tools selection. Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) are systems which allow manufacturing of parts in small lot sizes, keeping a high level of productivity and low costs of production. Despite the fact that applied research on designing FMS systems has been continued for several years, there are no methodological solutions that can help design engineers to select machine tools for FMS in an optimal way. This article shows the main stages of the methodology which is based on computer database systems, as well as the principles of elimination and optimisation.