Mechatronics: products and systems in manufacturing

Mechatronics has a variety of applications as products and systems in the area of ‘Manufacturing automation’. Some of these applications are as follows:

1. Computer numerical control (CNC) machines

2.   Tool monitoring systems

3.   Advanced manufacturing systems

a.  Flexible manufacturing system (FMS)

b.   Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)

4.   Industrial robots

5.   Automatic inspection systems: machine vision systems

6.   Automatic packaging systems

Now, let us know in brief about these applications one by one.