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Flexible Automation:

There is a third category possible between fixed automation and programmable automation that is called flexible automation using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) activities.

This is also called a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). It allows producing different products on the same equipment in any order or mix.

One an important example of programmable automation, in discrete manufacturing, is numerical control. The robot is another example of programmable automation.

Robots being an integral part of FMS and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) systems can do a large number of manufacturing tasks for replacing human labor.

In the present globalized manufacturing scenario, the advancements in hardware and software concepts using mechatronics for fast mechanization and automation of manufacturing processes have become essential to be incorporated into the manufacturing areas.