MMS: A Communication Language for Manufacturing: 2 (Research Reports Esprit, 2) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540590617 ISBN 13: 9783540590613

Publisher: Springer, 1995

Synopsis

Today's manufacturing environment is characterised by significant change in the way it is able to respond to its business objectives. Companies now face new challenges to meet customer demands including greater flexibility, a wider range of products, higher quality, improved lead time, whilst maintaining _c.ompetitive prices. The changes manifest in each company will differ but, the trend is towards providing a leaner, more responsive organisation. This is reflected in the need for Information Technology (IT) systems to be more integrated across an enterprise and for the systems to be provided on a distributed basis. At the same time it is imperative that the costs associated with these IT systems and the range of skills required by an enterprise to develop and support such systems should be minimal. One way of achieving this objective is to adopt the use of standards. During recent years there has been a lot of activity to standardise the way that manufacturing devices communicate with each other. Considerable progress has been made, thanks not least to the success of the international effort of stand­ ardisation bodies like ISO, IEEE and IEC, and projects applying standardised protocols like Manufacturing Automation Protocol (MAP), in the USA, Commun­ ications Network for Manufacturing Applications (CNMA) in Europe and not forgetting Mini-MAP and Fieldbus technology.

About this title

Product Description

MMS This volume describes manufacturing message specification (MMS), an OSI communication protocol used between manufacturing devices such as numerical controllers and robots. It offers advice on which services are best suited for specific applications.

Synopsis

This book describes MMS (Manufacturing Message Specification), an OSI communications protocol used between manufacturing devices, e.g., automated guided vehicles, numerical controllers and robots, and host computers. By examples taken from a real manufacturing application the book provides a comprehensive and practical insight into typical uses of MMS. It guides the user through the maze of MMS and offers recommendations on which services are suited for most typical applications. The material is arranged so that the book may serve as a reference manual.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540590617
• ISBN 13: 9783540590613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 197
• Editor: Consortium CCE-CNMA