Flexible manufacturing system

A flexible manufacturing system , which is a kind of industrial process  can be used for more than one purpose. This type of system is related to each other and is often used to make desired parts according to the customers or make different parts for various purposes. This kind of system can be altered by workers in company but is more likely under the control of a computer with actually an automated process. In construction industry, we can produce black steel pipe by this system to cater to the requirements of the steel pipe market.

It is well known that market condition is volatile, so we should offer the speed needed to suit to the market on the premise of not sacrificing any quality especially for steel pipe supplier. Under this quickly conditions, we need effective equipment to design two or more purposes, so the flexible manufacturing system makes access to batch production which is also the main goal for this system. However, the equipment used for this system may be quite expensive compared with traditional equipment and one of the purposes for manufacturer is to decline cost, so maybe this system is not practical on the surface. Discarding this superficial evidence, we should delve into further information. Actually this kind of system can save money for a company because of its multiple functions that is the same equipment can perform two or more functions. Traditional equipment function is single without require different pieces of equipment so a flexible manufacturing system is economical, reducing overhead.

In flexible manufacturing system, employees may be trained to perform more than one job. Steel pipe companies can use this system to produce cold rolled steel pipe which give a boost to the development of steel pipe market. with a few simple adjustments, certain equipment can be used to attach doors to instead some other type of vehicle.

In fact, a flexible manufacturing system which can save a substantial amount of money for a company is fundamental to the production of automobile industry. A report indicated that Ford Motor Company save approximately $2.48 billion US dollars, if the report is any indication, it will save at least half of the cost of updated models to put flexible systems in manufacturing plants especially for Chinese B2B steel pipe company. In some instances, the machines can also make customizations which is much more effective. This system can speed up the process as well as improve customer satisfaction.