Portsmouth Fastener Manufacturing Workstation. User's Manual

摘要

A user manual is written for the integrated fastener manufacturing workstationwhich was jointly developed in the Automated Manufacturing Research Facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by the Automated Production Technology Division and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The manual is intended to be used to train the operators or machinists to run the computer-controlled workstation. The workstation is controlled by a complex UNIX-based control system and requires operator interactions with the computer, machine and gaging devices. The workstation software is developed with ease of operation in mind and provides an operator-friendly environment for the machinists who usually have very little experience with computers, particularly a UNIX multi-tasking, multi-window system. The manual describes the workstation, the software, and operation procedures and leads the operator to order part batches, examine status and perform diagnostics.