PART - A

UNIT - I
1. Define concurrent engineering. (DEC’16)
Concurrent engineering, also known as simultaneous engineering, is a
method of designing and developing products, in which the different stages
run simultaneously, rather than consecutively. It decreases product
development time and also the time to market, leading to improved
productivity and reduced costs.
2. What are the three basic elements of an automated system? (DEC’16)
An automated system consists of three basic elements: (1) power to
accomplish the process and operate the system. (2) a program of
instructions to direct the process, and (3) a control system to actuate the
instructions
3.What are the factors that load to the evolution of CIM? (May’17)
i)Development of NC, CNC, and CNC
ii)The advent and cost effectiveness of computers.
iii)Manufacturing challenges, such as
-global competition
-high labour cost
- demand for quality products
-flexibility to meet the orders
-lower product cost.
4. Illustrate the components of an automated system with simple sketch.
(May’17)

5.What is the role of CIM in manufacturing ? (DEC’17)

Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is the manufacturing approach
of using computers to control the entire production process. This
integration allows individual processes to exchange information with each
other and initiate actions. ... It is also known as flexible design and
manufacturing.

6.Define fixed automation. (DEC’17)

Fixed Automation: Fixed automation is a system in which the sequence of
 processing (or assembly) operations is fixed by the equipment configuration.
Each of the operations in the sequence is usually simple, involving perhaps a
plain linear or rotational motion or an uncomplicated combination of the two; for
example, the feeding of a rotating spindle.

7.What is the difference between CAD/CAM and CIM? (MAY ‘18)

. CAD/CAM involves the use of computers to make Design and
Manufacturing more profitable.
1. Parts of CIM use CAD/CAM techniques and products to try and make
the factory fully connected using computers.
2. The essential difference is CAD/CAM provides the tools, CIM is the
philosophy which is used when organizing the computers, programs,
etc. and all the information that flows between them
3.Another way to think of CIM is that it allows the structure of an
organization to be entered into the computers.
4. CIM focuses on connecting the various CAD/CAM modules.

8.What is concurrent engineering ? (MAY ‘18)

Concurrent engineering, also known as simultaneous engineering, is a
method of designing and developing products, in which the different stages
run simultaneously, rather than consecutively. It decreases product
development time and also the time to market, leading to improved
productivity and reduced costs.
UNIT- II
1. Differentiate process planning and production planning (DEC’16)
This especially includes planning and production control (PPC)
processes. ... The goals, information and decisions taken in production
planning and control and process planning are often very different and
difficult to integrate in Cellular Manufacturing (CM) environments.

2. Distinguish materials requirement planning and manufacturing

resource « planning. (DEC’16)
MRP stands for material requirements planning and deals with bringing
in the right amount of raw material at the right time to support production.
MRPII stands for manufacturing resource planning and builds on MRP by
adding shop floor production planning and tracking tools.

3. Comment on the output of aggregate production planning. (May’17)

i)Total cost of a plan, and
ii0 Projected levels of inventory, output, employment, subcontracting
and back ordering.

4.List the basic steps in developing a process plan. (May’17)

1. Drawing interpretation
 2. Material evaluation and process selection
3. Selection of machines, tooling and workholding devices
4. Setting process parameters
5. Selection of quality assurance methods
6. Cost estimating
7. Preparing the process planning documentation
8. Communicating the manufacturing knowledge to the shop floor

5.What are the approaches the CAPP will recognize ? (DEC’17)

1.Retrieval CAPP system and
2.Generative CAPP system.

6. What is meant by MRP ? (DEC’17)

Material requirements planning (MRP) is a production planning,
scheduling, and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing
processes. Most MRP systems are software-based, but it is possible to
conduct MRP by hand as well.

7.What is a reorder point system in inventory control ? (MAY ‘18)

The reorder point (ROP) is the level of inventory which triggers an action
to replenish that particular inventory stock. It is a minimum amount of an
item which a firm holds in stock, such that, when stock falls to this amount,
the item must be reordered. It is normally calculated as the forecast usage
during the replenishment lead time plus safety stock.
8.What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ? (MAY ‘18)
Enterprise Resource Planning is the new system concept in which every
enterprise. Function is integrated I a seamless flow of information. This
system integrates all facts of business including sales and order
entry, engineering, manufacturing, finance and accounting , distribution,
order planning and execution and the supply chain flows.

UNIT –III
1. What is cellular manufacturing? (DEC’16)
Cellular manufacturing is a process of manufacturing which is a
subsection of just-in-time manufacturing and lean manufacturing
encompassing group technology. The goal of cellular manufacturing is to
move as quickly as possible, make a wide variety of similar products, while
making as little waste as possible.

2. Explain composite part concept. (DEC’16)

The composite part concept is based on part families. It conceives of a
hypothetical part for a givenfamily that includes all of the design and
manufacturing attributes of the family.
3.How the part families are identified ? (MAY’17)
The part families are identified a collection of parts which are similar
either because of geometric shape and size or because similar processing
steps area required in their manufacture.

4.What are the problems in implementing Group Technology? (MAY’17)

i) Implementing GT is expensive. Because large costs may be incurred
in rearranging the plant into machine cells or groups.
ii) Installing a coding and classification system is very time consuming.
iii) As there is no common implementation approach the
implementation of GT is often difficult.

5.What is part family ? (DEC’17)

The group of similar parts is known as part family and the group of
machineries used to process an individual part family is known as machine
cell. It is not necessary for each part of a part family to be processed by
every machine of corresponding machine cell.

6.How the machine cells are classified? (DEC’17)

7.What are production conditions under which group technology and cellular
manufacturing are most applicable ? (MAY ‘18)

8.What is the application of the rank order clustering ? (MAY ‘18)

 UNIT -IV
1. State any four benefits of FMS. (DEC’16)
 Reduced manufacturing cost.
 Lower cost per unit produced,
 Greater labor productivity,
 Greater machine efficiency,
 Improved quality,
 Increased system reliability,
 Reduced parts inventories,
 Adaptability to CAD/CAM operations.

2. List out the types of AGVS. (DEC’16)

i) Guided driverless trains
ii)Guided pallet trucks, and
iii)Guided unit load carriers

3.List the four tests for flexibility in FMS research. (May’17)

1.Part variety test
2.Schedule change test
3.Error recovery test, and
4.New part test.

4.What are the applications of AGVS? (May’17)

i) Driverless train operations
ii) Storage distribution systems
iii) Assembly line applications and
iv) Flexible manufacturing system

5.What is part family ? (DEC’17)

The group of similar parts is known as part family and the group of
machineries used to process an individual part family is known as machine
cell. It is not necessary for each part of a part family to be processed by
every machine of corresponding machine cell.
6.How the machine cells are classified? (DEC’17)

7.What are the three capabilities that a manufacturing system must possess
in order to be flexible? (MAY ‘18)
i) Identification of the different production units to perform the correct
operation
ii) Quick changeover of operating instructions to the computer
controlled
production machines
iii)Quick changeover of physical setups of fixtures, tools and other
working units.

8.What are the difference between rail-guided vehicles and automated

guided vehicles? (MAY ‘18)

UNIT –V
1. Define pitch, yaw and roll. (DEC’16)
Pitch: It refers to the rotation in a vertical plane through the ram.
Yaw: It refers to rotation in a horizontal plane through the arm.
Roll: It refers to rotation in a plane perpendicular to end of the ram.
2. What is accuracy and repeatability in industrial robots (DEC’16)
Accuracy is defined as the robots ability to position and orient the end
of
its wrist at a defined target point within the work volume.
Repeatability is the ability of the robot to reposition itself to a positition
to
which it was previously commanded or taught.

3. Classify the Robot control systems. (May’17)

i)Non servo control system and
ii) Servo control system.
4.Differentiate between world and tool coordinate system in robotics with
simple sketch. (May’17)
 World reference frame which is a universal coordinate frame, as
defined by the
X-Y-Z axes. In this case the joints of the robot move simultaneously so as to
create motions along the three major axes.
Tool reference frame which specifies the movements of the robots hand
relative to the frame attached to the hand. The X’, Y’, Z’ axes attached to
the hand define the motions of the hand relative to this local frame. All
joints of the robot move simultaneously to create coordinated motions about
the tool frame.

5. What are the various joint types in robots ? (DEC’17)

i) Linear joint
ii) Orthogonal joint
iii) Rotational joint
iv) Twisting joint
v) Revolving joint
6. What is Robot accuracy ? (DEC’17)
Accuracy is defined as the robots ability to position and orient the end
of its wrist at a defined target point within the work volume

7. What is the work volume of a robot manipulator? (MAY ‘18)

The maximum volume of the space that a robot can reach
mechanically is called the work volume or work envelope or robot reach or
the workspace of a robot

8.What is a palletizing operation ? (MAY ‘18)