AS RS serves the flexible manufacturing cell.
Tooling & Production › Vol. 55 Nbr. 5, August 1989
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AS RS serves the flexible manufacturing cell.
AS/RS serves the flexible manufacturing cell Webb-Triax Co's J J (Jack) Craddock, reports, "What we're seeing is progressive manufacturing supported by islands of in-process storage. Typically, this is controlled by a host computer with MRP, and an inventory-management system running on a PC or mini-computer as required."
Tools and dies are just some of the many items that are benefiting from point-of-use storage. Tools, raw materials, and work-in-process can be stored on the factory floor, either between or adjacent to flexible manufacturing cells. In one particular cutting-tool-storage s...See the full content of this document
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