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Five advances in motion control, communications, design to ease automation use

Control Engineering

Once the actuator and accessories are selected, ordering is seamless as the tool links directly to the Festo online shop, which provides price, shipping information and bill of materials. These assembly lines incorporate up to 20 handling gantries.

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Discrete Manufacturing Guide

ATS

Characteristics and examples of discrete manufacturing Three characteristics define discrete manufacturing: standardized materials, production planning and preventative machinery maintenance. Standardized materials : Discrete manufacturing uses whats known as a bill of materials (BoM).

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Mixed Mode Manufacturing

ATS

If the company wanted to handle the process start-to-finish, they could create a discrete assembly line for car bodies, process-based operations for making and applying paint, and a repetitive line for packaging. Consider a business that makes high-quality model cars.