INFACT (INTEGRATED FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY CELL TECHNOLOGY) IS FUNDED BY EUREKA FAMOS AND IS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN MAY 1991. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE CONCEPTS BEHIND THE PROJECT, THE MACHINE ITSELF, AND THE PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION. INFACT IS A TRULY FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY MACHINE DESIGNED FOR THE SELECTIVE SCHEDULING OF SMALL TO MEDIUM VOLUMES OF A VARIETY OF PRODUCT FAMILIES. ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MACHINE ARE FULLY INTEGRATED, AND IT USES PARALLEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR MACHINE CONTROL. THE DISTRIBUTED PARALLEL ARCHITECTURE IS BASED UPON THE TRANSPUTER.
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
