manufacturing automation
1Manufacturing Automation Protocol — was a computer network standard released in 1982 for interconnection of devices from multiple manufacturers. It was developed by General Motors to combat the proliferation of incompatible communications standards used by suppliers of automation… …
2Manufacturing Automation Protocol — Abbreviated MAP. A protocol that was originally developed by General Motors and was designed for use in a manufacturing environment. See also Technical and Office Protocol …
3manufacturing automation protocol — (MAP) Protocol developed by General Motors in 1982 as a means of optimizing the operation of machines and other automated systems in factories …
4automation — /aw teuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. 2. a mechanical device, operated electronically,… …
5Automation — (ancient Greek: = self dictated ), roboticization or industrial automation or numerical control is the use of control systems such as computers to control industrial machinery and processes, reducing the need for human intervention. [cite web url …
6Manufacturing engineering — is a field dealing with different manufacturing practices and the research and development of processes, machines and equipment. Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Modern developments 3 Education …
7Manufacturing execution system — Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), are information technology systems that manage manufacturing operations in factories. Over the years, international standards and models have refined the scope of such systems in terms of activities, that… …
8Manufacturing Message Specification — (MMS) is an international standard (ISO 9506) dealing with messaging system for transferring real time process data and supervisory control information between networked devices and/or computer applications. The standard is developed and… …
9Manufacturing resource planning — (or MRP2) Around 1980, over frequent changes in sales forecasts, entailing continual readjustments in production, as well as the unsuitability of the parameters fixed by the system, led MRP (Material Requirement Planning) to evolve into a new… …
10Manufacturing Technologies Association — Formation 1919 Legal status Non profit company Purpose/focus Engineering based manufacturing in the UK Location 62 Bayswater Road, London, W2 3PS …
