This publication is a professional quality DVD video covering Festo factory automation components and systems in a Visual Factory Management & Control (VFM) framework. VFM is an integrated set of methods and technologies for the purpose of reducing waste at all levels, improving profitability, increasing lean production control, product & process quality, productivity, safety, on-demand / just-in-time (JIT) production / delivery, and employee morale in a factory, or virtually in any business. In this DVD video we focus on factory automation components & systems, including ISO & NFPA standard cylinders, guide & slide units, rotary actuators, rodless linear actuators & displacement encoders, pneumatic grippers, precision parallel grippers, grippers for harsh environments, swivel grippers, and others, air filtering, air diagnostics, Rockwell Automation integration solutions with Fieldbus, Ethernet / IP and other technologies, plug-and-play valve manifold I/O for Ethernet / IP enabled controllers, remote device / system monitoring & troubleshooting over the web, Festo CPV valve terminals for DeviceNet, fast switching valves, fluid muscle cylinders, servo valves to control the hard stop, various integrated systems, and other factory automation & control solutions. VFM and factory automation typically begins by following an integrated process, requirements, and risk analysis method, embedded into a statistical analysis and multimedia framework. As a result, the team will have a clear picture about what needs to be done, when, and how. The next step is typically the implementation of a 'Five S', a 'Lean Six-Sigma', and a 'Monozukuri' program. (See more about these methods and technologies in Professor Ranky's Library.) System Requirements: DVD-ROM: NTSC standard definition (SD) DVD video player for TV, or computer. Approximate length 33 minutes, in 16:9 widescreen format, also playable on a 4:3 regular screen, or any good computer screen (800 x 600 resolution, or better)
Eur-Ing. Professor Paul G. Ranky, Dr-Techn/ PhD, Full Tenured Professor at NJIT, USA, is a Registered and Chartered Professional Engineer, specializing in integrated product and process design (www.cimwareukandusa.com), PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), using digital product, process, manufacturing, and factory design methods and tools, concurrent / simultaneous engineering, in design for manufacturing / assembly / disassembly / quality, in manufacturing systems and industrial engineering, in hi-tech project management, in requirements analysis, in process risk analysis, in total quality management, in designing and operating lean systems, and in information technology, in underwater device test engineering (including corrosion and MEMS / nanotech. device testing), with nationally and internationally recognized academic, industrial and engineering management experiences in: Integrated product and process design, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), object oriented collaborative concurrent/ simultaneous engineering, multi life-cycle assessment and integration of product design and manufacturing/ de-manufacturing processes, product requirement analysis, product innovation, product development from concept to product, process analysis and design, design for manufacturing / assembly / demanufacturing / quality, Lean and agile flexible/ cellular manufacturing and automation system design, simulation, operation control and programming, manufacturing/ machining/ electro-mechanical, automotive assembly process design, CAD/CAM to CNC, tool management, robotics (research and industrial scale), certain aspects of medical robotic design and manufacture, (see more at cimwareukandusa.com), Total quality control and management, ISO9000x, product testing and evaluation, Information technology (IT), including computer programming, computer graphics, interactive multimedia authoring and programming, web-authoring, object-oriented user interface design for engineering multimedia, di