Abstract
The general trends in the global markets is forcing manufacturing
firms to produce products with increasing diversity while adapting
new technology as it emerges. In order to cope with this new
situation they need manu-facturing systems which are much more
agile than them we presently consider as flexible. This is a
highly de-manding task for the manufacturing control system. The
emerging theory regarding Holonic Manufacturing Sys-tems (HMS)
introduces an advantageous theoretical foundation for the control
system of the manufacturing system of the future. This article
presents an overview of the HMS concept, followed by an
investigation regard-ing the development of shop floor control
architectures. This will include a summary of the ongoing research
on HMS, and current results regarding the development of a holonic
SFC architecture in a cellular manufacturing perspective. The
paper will present a model of both a holonic cell and multi-cell
control architecture. The work is based on a theoretical study of
new manufac-turing systems theories, practical test, development
of a prototype, and two case studies. It is part of a research
project which aims at developing a multi-cell control architecture
based on the Holonic Manufacturing Sys-tem theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Symposium on Manufacturing Systems (ISMS) at the World Manufacturing Congress (WMC97) |
| Place of Publication | Auckland, NZ |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Event | International Symposium on Manufacturing Systems at the World Manufacturing Congress - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 18 Nov 1997 → 21 Nov 1997 |
Conference
| Conference | International Symposium on Manufacturing Systems at the World Manufacturing Congress |
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| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Period | 18/11/1997 → 21/11/1997 |