The document discusses the need for and components of a "futuristic factory" or factory of the future. It notes that factories will increasingly rely on integrated data systems to manage the entire plant from a systems perspective. A futuristic factory aims to integrate all major manufacturing functions through a combination of computer-controlled processing stations, automated material handling and storage systems, and a computer control system to coordinate everything. This type of advanced automated factory offers benefits like direct labor savings, reduced floor space needs, higher productivity, and more consistent quality.

1. Factory of Future

2. FUTURISTIC FACTORY
In this competitive market industry will continue to move toward using
complex data systems that tie together the management of the entire
plant. Therefore from a system view point of factory of future must
integrate all the major functions that exist in manufacturing. This includes
a multitude of technical logistical and administrative data system.
Machine controls, apart form their basic role as controllers of
machine tools, hold the key to enormous critical manufacturing
information, from cycle times and feed rates to set up the data. In order to
continuously improve the quality, lower costs and reduce time to market,
manufacturers need a more open, robust, scaleable and secure solution
for controlling their manufacturing by leveraging the information
generated on the factory floor throughout the business. In this process,
the existing proprietary hardware – based controls are becoming the
antithesis of openness needed for fully integrated systems

3. •NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF FUTURISTIC
FACTORY
It is clear that if dependency on human
manufacturing industries are reduce have eliminate
then & only then we can increase our production rate
without rejection as well as has per customer
demand and satisfactions. Today with the use of
computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) it is
possible. That is why a new logic was created & that
is “Unmanned Factory” (A factory without man) up
to certain limit. Which is the basic logic of AMS. Also
today’s manufacturing industries are facing many
problems as below.

4. That is why following are some need for the development of AMS for today’s
industries.
•Need to reduce higher labour costs.
•Need for better uniformity in all stages of industries.
•Need for higher productivity.
•Need to increase flexibility as per costumer equipment.
•Need to reduce in process inventory.
•Need for greater capabilities for verity of product.
•Need for quick response to order for design & manufacturing
changes.
•Need for consistent levels of quality.
•Need to reduce dependence on human communicating & skill.
•Need to increase machine utilization.

5. •Need to reduce or eliminate resection rate by eliminating human
interaction.
•Need for easy/simple material flow pattern to reduce material
handling time?
•Need for reduce floor space reduction.
•Need to increase the possibility of working in 3 shifts.
Due to this type of need the evolution starting from development
of NC to CIM as discussed hear has take place under the title
Futuristic Factory.

6. Importance of Futuristic Factory for today’s manufacturing
environment.
Direct labour savings of 30 to 50%.
Floor space reduction of 40 to 50%.
Inventory reduction of 60 to 80%.
Engineering design costs can be reduced by 15 to30%.
Productivity of the manufacturing operation is increased by
40 to70%.
Better product quality.
Higher levels of consistency and uniformity.
Fewer rejected parts.
Higher level of production reliability.
Increase machine utilization.
Improved productivity and resultant deceased manufacturing
cost.
Reduced floor space needs.
More efficient production scheduling.

7. Futuristic Factory is defined as
“A MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, WHICH IS
CAPABLE OF PROCESSING A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WORK PIECES SIMULTANEOUSLY
AND AUTOMATICALLY WITH THE MACHINES IN
THE SYSTEM BEING ABLE TO OPERATIONS ON
THE WORK PIECES IN ANY SEQUENCE.”

8. COMPONENTS OF FUTURISTIC FACTORY
1. Computer Controlled Processing Stations
CNC Machine Tools with automated features & capabilities.
•Turning center
•Machining center
Inspections Stations.
Assembly Work heads

9. Sheet metal Presses.
2. Automated Material Handling & Storage System.
Material handling for work piece & tools both with transfer & orientation
facilities.
Robot.
Material Storage.
Material Retrieval.
3. Computer Control System.
•To coordinate processing stations & material handling system.
4. Human ware
•Loading raw work parts.
•Unloading finished parts.
•Changing & setting tools.
•Equipment maintenance & report.
Operating the computer system