0981492 : 2 + /AHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD’ B. Tech IV Year If Semester Examinations, May - 2013 Automation in Manufacturing (Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics) Time: 3 Hours Answeiiny Five Questions All Questions Carry Equal Marks 1.8) Explain various principles of Automation. _- What are the. various production systems employed in the industries and indigate ®-sheir relative tidvantages and applications? 2.a) What are the various intermittent motion mechanisms employed in practice and explain with a sketch the working of Geneva — Wheel mechanism’? b) What are the various factors 10 be considered in the control of automated flow lines? [748] Differentiate between synchronous and asynchronous transfer systems employed in automated assembly systems. b) What are the various parts feeding systems used in practice and explain about oscillatory arm type feeder? (748) proposal-tiasbeen subi replace’a’ group of asseinibly) workers, vach:* working individually, with an assembly line. The following table gives the individual work elements. Element T, (min) Immediate predecessors aayola fe) ls iS 8 a LLS E 3.6 Q The demand rate for this job is 1600 units/week (assume 40 hAveek) and the current number of operators required to meet this demand is eight using the individual manual workers. 8) Construct the precedence diagram from the data provided on work elements. -b) Use the:Kilbridee and Wester method to, “What is the Balance efficie: U5F 5.) What are the various factors to be considered in the design of material handling system?‘What are thé basic comporiénts’ to be con: storage and retrieval systems? b) What are the various problems to be considered in material handling automated storage and connecting various manufacturing functions? (7+8] jered in the building, of automitited’ “and also quility of production’! ” b) Sketch and explain the adaptive control system used on lathe with the constraints of force, power and temperature. (748) 8a), What is re-engineering and.explain ite impaet.on the quality and quantity, of “production?. nes te i How the business process engineering packages help in the reduction of cost of manufacturing of components? (738)