Automation

SOLUTION MANUAL FOR AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND COMPUTER INTERGRATED MANUFACTURING SOLUTION MANUAL BY MIKEL P. GROOVER . Ch01 Introduction-3e-SI 12-15, 16/06, 06/04/07 2 Answer: Flexible automation is an extension of programmable automation. A flexible automated system is capable of producing a variety of parts (or products) with virtually no time lost for changeovers from one part style to the next. There is no lost production time while reprogramming the system and altering the physica...