This article throws light upon the three main types of process planning. The types are: 1. Manual Process Planning 2. Automated Process Planning 3. Generative Process Planning. Type # 1. Manual Process Planning: This type of planning is known as man-variant process planning and is the commonest type of planning used for production today. Planning the operations to be used [...]
The different steps involved in process planning are: 1. Preparation of Working Drawing 2. Make or Buy Decision 3. Process Selection 4. Machine Capacity 5. Process and Equipment Selection Procedure 6. Selection of Material, Jigs, etc. 7. Preparation of Documents. Step # 1. Preparation of Working Drawing: A product is depicted by its drawing. A working drawing is a document [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition and Concept of Inspection 2. Purposes or Objectives of Inspection 3. Kinds. Definition and Concept of Inspection: An item or component or product which is manufactured is required to perform certain functions. The act of checking whether a component actually does so or not is called Inspection. In other words, [...]