Introduction to production automation (5 cr)
Code: 5031389-3002
General information
Enrollment
03.08.2019 - 01.10.2019
Timing
02.09.2019 - 20.12.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
- Sakari Koivunen
Teacher in charge
Sakari Koivunen
Groups
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KMMMODKoneautomaatio
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PKONTS18
Objective
After a completed study unit the student
- understands the central role of automation in modern production control and the effects of production automation on the profitability and competitive edge of an enterprise
- has a grasp of the main principles of industrial robotics and programming
- is familiar with the roles and structure of automation and enterprise resource planning systems and the significance of information flows for production control in an enterprise
- understands the significance and principles of simulating production systems in the design of production processes and in improving efficiency.
Content
- structures and roles of production control and ERP systems
- system hierarchy of production automation and data flows in an enterprise
- basic concepts, structures and programming in robotics
- automation structure of the flexible manufacturing system (FMS)
- simulation of production processes and installations.
Evaluation scale
H-5