Title :
Performance analysis of a new electroplating line configuration with a linear induction motor based material mover
Author :
Desiraju, Ramakrishna ; Wang, Hua-Ming ; Sanders, Jerry L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high-performance linear induction motor (LIM) can be used to increase material transfer speeds by an order of magnitude over conventional equipment. In this paper, we develop queueing network models for performance analysis of LIM based material mover in a new configuration for electroplating lines
Keywords :
electrolysis; electroplating; graph theory; linear induction motors; production control; queueing theory; electroplating line configuration; linear induction motor based material mover; material transfer speeds; performance analysis; queueing network models; Delay; Induction motors; Industrial engineering; Lead time reduction; Manufacturing systems; Materials handling; Materials handling equipment; Network topology; Performance analysis; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on
