Welcome to the FMS and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

About the Lab |  Facilities |  Video Gallery |  Photo Gallery |  Directions to the Lab |  Contact Info

About the Lab

This laboratory will give an opportunity to the students and researchers for hands-on training and research on FMS, CIM, including operation, control and programming of various computer controlled machines such as CNC machine tools, Robots, Automated Storage/Retrieval (AS/RS) systems, Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems, Quality Control systems, as well as issues relating to computer-aided production planning, scheduling and control, system modeling, simulation and performance analysis of FMS and CIM systems.

Facilities

The laboratory is equipped with the some of the latest state-of-the-art facilities as follows:
• a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS),
• a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) System,
• a CNC milling machine with Automatic Tool Changer (Make: Intelitek Israel),
• a CNC milling machine with Automatic Tool Changer (Make: MTAB),
• a slant bed CNC Lathe with 8 station programmable turret (Make: MTAB),
• a 5-axis articulated Robot (Make: Intelitek Israel),
• a 6-axis articulated Robot (Make: MTAB),
• a pneumatically actuated loading/unloading arm (Make: MTAB),
• an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) (Make: MTAB),
• an Automated Storage / Retrieval System (AS/RS) (Make: MTAB),
• a Machine Vision system for automated inspection (Make: Intelitek Israel), etc.

as well as various software packages such as,

• CAD modeling software (SolidWorks, CATIA),
• Software for CAD/CAM based Part Programming (CAMWorks, SpectraCAM, SpectraCAD Engraver),
• CNC Programming Software for Lathe and Milling Machine (CNCtrain, CNCBase),
• Image Processing Software (Matrox Inspector),
• Simulation and Control Software of Robot manipulators (Scorbase, RoboCell),
• Simulation and Control Software of FMS (CIMSIM V2.1),
• Simulation and Control Software of Computer Integrated Manufacturing System (CIM) (OpenCIM V4.6), etc.

The FMS comprises of a CNC Lathe that is automatically loaded from a conveyor by a loading/unloading arm, a CNC milling machine that is automatically loaded from a conveyor by a 6-axis Robot, an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) for transporting the parts, and an Automated Storage / Retrieval System (AS/RS), all integrated together and controlled by an FMS software, CIMSIM.

The CIM system consists of a a CNC milling machine, a machine vision based quality control station, an automatic assembly station and a 5-axis Robot for performing material handling operations and assembly, all integrated together and controlled by an FMS/CIM software, OpenCIM. A unique feature of this system is that it allows users to monitor the operations of the CIM system in real time from remote locations via the internet. This system has been developed by Dr. Sankha Deb and his research group as part of an ongoing research project on Development of a Remote Laboratory for Computer Integrated Manufacturing System that is sponsored by MHRD.


Video Gallery


            FMS Video Part 1


            FMS Video Part 2


            CIM Video


Photo Gallery


                                               Flexible Manufacturing System at IIT Kharagpur

                 
                                          6-axis Robot seen in action in the FMS at IIT Kharagpur

                                     
                                            AS/RS and AGV seen in action in the FMS at IIT Kharagpur

 
               5-axis robot seen in action in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing System at IIT Kharagpur


   
                    A Screen Shot of CIM Simulation software                                                                         A Screen Shot of Robot Simulation software

   
       A Screen Shot of CNC Simulation Software for Lathe              A Screen Shot of CNC Simulation Software for Milling Machine

Directions to the Lab
The laboratory is located on the 2nd floor of the Workshop Training Extension Building of the Mechanical Engineering Department.

Contact Info
Dr. Sankha Deb
Associate Professor,
FMS and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,
Kharagpur - 721302, INDIA.
Phone: +91-3222-282912
Email: sankha.deb@mech.iitkgp.ernet.in

Maintained by  Sankha Deb
Last modified: March 2013