Material Handling System in Flexible Manufacturing
The material handling system (MHS) is a fundamental part of a Flexible manufacturing system since it interconnects the different processes supplying and taking out raw material, workpieces, subproducts, parts and final products. Due to the automated nature of the whole production process, the MHS must respond in concert with timeliness for all requirements of the processes and systems.
The MHS is composed of warehouses, buffers, conveyors, transportation vehícles or systems, part sorters, feeders and manipulators.
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