Code No: 5833AA R22
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
M.Tech I Semester Examinations, March - 2023
AUTOMATION IN MANUFACTURING
(Advanced manufacturing Systems)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 60
Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B. i) Part- A for 10 marks, ii) Part - B for
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50 marks.
Part-A is a compulsory question which consists of ten sub-questions from all units carrying
equal marks.
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Part-B consists of ten questions (numbered from 2 to 11) carrying 10 marks each. From
each unit, there are two questions and the student should answer one of them. Hence, the
student should answer five questions from Part-B.
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PART - A
(10 Marks)
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1.a) Differentiate fixed automation and Programmable automation. [1]
b) What are the basic components of automated systems? [1]
c) Name the four traditional (non-automated) methods for storing materials. [1]
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d) Define Monorail and conveyor. [1]
e) Trace out the importance of the precedence diagram in the line balancing. [1]
f) List out the advantages of the Kilbridge wester method. [1]
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g) What is buffer storage? Write its significance [1]
h) What is meant by transfer line? [1]
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i) Define adaptive control constraints. [1]
j) What are the benefits of adaptive control? [1]
PART - B
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(50 Marks)
2.a) Distinguish between automated production system and CIM.
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b) Classify actuators. What is the difference between hydraulic and pneumatic actuators?
[5+5]
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3.a) Explain the different types of production automation. Show, by suitable graph, three types
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of production automation as a function of production volume and product variety.
b) What are the principles of automation? [6+4]
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4.a) Describe the use of Material Handling Equipment in Machine Tools.
b) Explain the various problems encountered in interfacing handling and storage systems with
manufacturing units. [5+5]
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5.a) Describe the following automated guided vehicle system with the help of simple sketch:
(i) Driverless automated guided train (ii) Unit load carrier.
b) Enumerate the differences between asynchronous conveyors and continuous motion
conveyors. [5+5]
6.a) Discuss the different types of assembly systems.
b) Explain the ways to improve line balancing in flexible assembly lines. [5+5]
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7.a) What are the methods used in industry to accomplish the assembly process?
b) What are the two ways in which transfer of work part takes place between workstations?
[5+5]
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8.a) Explain the two principal reasons for the use of buffer storage zones. Show by means of a
diagram the case of two processing lines separated by a storage buffer.
b) Draw the neat sketches of any two transfer mechanisms and discuss them briefly.
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[5+5]
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9.a) Explain any two work part transfer methods.
b) Write a short note on partial automation. [5+5]
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10. Explain in brief about
a) Design for Automated Assembly, and
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b) Quantitative Analysis of Assembly Systems. [10]
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11. A proposal has been submitted to replace a group of assembly workers, each working
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individually, with an assembly line. The following table gives the individual work
elements.
Element Tc(min) Immediate predecessors
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1 1 -
2 0.5 -
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3 0.8 1,2
4 0.63 2
5 1.2 3
6 0.2 3,4
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7 0.5 4
8 1.5 5,6,7
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The demand rate for this job is 1600 units/week (assume 40 h/week) and the current
number of operators required to meet this demand is eight using the individual manual
workers. (a) Construct the precedence diagram from the data provided on work elements.
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(b) Use the largest-candidate rule to assign work elements to stations. What is the balance
delay for the solution? [10]
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