Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

by Mikell P. Groover

Book Overview

For advanced undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. Provides the most up-to-date coverage of automated production systems... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130889784
• ISBN13: 9780130889782
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 856 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.3" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Best in field

The best in its field. Very well balanced text, figures, chapters, etc. Very well written. Good examples and problems. Excellent figures. Chapters on production planning and control offer good context for core chapters on automation. Try using NXT kits to develop labs for this subject.

From a student point of view

Lacking important concepts from 1st edition that should have been in the chapters on production mathematical models. (Scrap, Time In Plant, etc.) Good descriptions of general machine automation processes. Good overview of NC, CNC machining, covering more in these chapters than some texts associated with only this topic. Good overview chapters of industrial robotics, PLC control and programming, in-plant material handling, manufacturing system schemes, assembly systems, quality control, Statisics, inspection and planning. Overall a very capable text. When coupled with a well developed laboratory, would be a text for a very complete college level Industrial Automation course.

comprehensive and informative

This books explains the fundamental principles as well as practical applications of computer-based manufacturing in a clear and effective manner. The illustrations complement the text well, and are worth the price of the book alone.

One of the best IE books

I sincerely believe that this book has been one of the best in its field. I just hope that Prof. Groover will publish another edition of this book reflecting the current changes in the manufacturing world.

Great book! Gives a global vision of automation.

This is a good book. It covers all the automation process of a factory. It gives to the reader a good idea on "how-to-do" and mainly the possibilities of what to do in your company. It is good to students and to the companies that want to get bigger and efficient. Unfortunatelly the programming examples are just little old(languages).