Automation in Manufacturing Mid - I, September - 2014

1.__________ are design to sting the parts outwards when center plate or bottom plate rotates in the feeder at high speed?
  • Drum feeder
  • barrel feeder
  • centrifugal feeder
  • box feeder
Answer: C
2.ATC stands for?
  • Automatic tool change
  • Automatic tool center
  • Automatic transfer change
  • Automatic transfer center
Answer: A
3._________ is to monitor certain quality attribute of work part.
  • Sequence control
  • Safety monitoring
  • Quality monitoring
  • All the above
Answer: C
4.The following is a correct relation for buffer stock effectiveness.
  • E0>E>Ecb
  • E0<E>Ecb
  • E0<E<Ecb
  • E0>E>Ecb
Answer: C
5.Balance delay for the flow lines are as follows
  • d=nTw-Tc/ nTc
  • d=nTc-Tw/nTc
  • d=nTc/nTc-Tw
  • d=nTc/nTw-Tc
Answer: B
6.The work cycle time for flexible assembly system at any given time is ranging between
  • 10 & 15 min
  • 4 & 15 min
  • 4 & 20 min
  • 4 & 10min.
Answer: D
7.The main benefits of automated manufacturing are
  • Increased material handling
  • Increased lead times
  • Increased moral of workers
  • Lower consistency in production
Answer: B
8.The following method is used to index a circular table or dial at various equal angular positions corresponding to work station
  • Walking beam systems
  • Powered roller conveyor system
  • Chain drive conveyor system
  • Rack and pinion system
Answer: D
9.In lower bound approach the production rate relation becomes
  • RP=1-F/TP
  • RP=TP/1-F
  • RP=1-TP/F
  • RP=F/1-TP
Answer: A
10.The following is not of manual method of line balancing
  • Largest candidate rule
  • Kilbridge and waster method
  • Ranked positional weight method
  • COMSOL
Answer: D
11._________________ Lines consist of multiple work stations in which the assembly work is passed from station to station along the line.
Answer: Manual assembly
12.Another name of synchronous transfer system is ____________________
Answer: Intermittent transfer system
13._________________ consist of sequence of work station in more or less straight line arrangements.
Answer: In-line type
14.If a work station couldn’t continue to operate because it has no parts to work on the station is said to be __________________
Answer: Starving of station
15.______________ is not suitable to planned work lead.
Answer: Flexible automation
16.In mechanical fastening the washer must be placed over the bolt before a nut can be tightened is called as _________________
Answer: Precedence constraints
17.COMSOAL stands for __________________________________________
Answer: Computer method of sequencing operation for assembly line
18.A flow line in industry that contain both automated and manual assemble is called as ___________
Answer: Partial automation
19.When a break down occurs in an automated flow line the purpose of ______________ is to allow a portion of line to continue operating.
Answer: Buffer storage
20.In automated system the machine tool control system with out any feed back is termed as ______________
Answer: Open loop control system