Reconfigurable manufacturing systems: the state of the art

Z. M. BI*, S. Y. T. LANG, W. SHEN and L. WANG

Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute, National Research Council,

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London, ON, Canada N6G 4X8

(Revision received June 2006)

In this paper, general requirements of next generation manufacturing systems are

discussed, and the strategies to meet these requirements are considered. The

production paradigms which apply these strategies are also classified. Particular

emphasis is put on the paradigm of Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS). Some key issues of the RMS design are discussed, and a critical review is presented concerning the developments of RMSs. Finally, suggestions of the RMS research are made and future research directions are identified.

Keywords: Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS); System architecture; System configuration; Open Architecture Control (OAC); Reconfigurability; Modularity

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