Chapter 6: Q6DQ (page 718)
What is the difference between an NC machine and a machining center?
Automation, Flexibility, and Time
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Give two examples each of recent process and product technology innovations.
How does the axiom used in industrial selling "You don't sell the product; you sell the company" pertain to manufacturing technology?
The major auto companies are planning to invest millions of dollars in developing new products and process technologies required to make electric cars. Describe briefly why they are investing in these technologies. Discuss the potential benefits and risks involved in these investments.
The Belleville, Ontario, Canada, subsidiary of Atlanta-based Interface Inc., one of the world’s largest makers of commercial flooring, credits much of its profitability to “green manufacturing” or “eco-efficiency.” What do you believe these terms mean, eh? And how could such practices lead to cost reduction?
Do robots have to be trained? Explain.
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