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Fig. 14 Flexibility tester. Courtesy of TQC. Source: Ref 7 More

Fig. 48 Three flexible automation concepts: total flexibility, workpiece family specialization, and process specialization More

Fig. 7 Effects of piston-skirt flexibility/stiffness on skirt-liner friction. Source: Ref 32 More

Fig. 3 Flexible multipoint forming in which the die pins replace both die and stamp. (a) Different modes of multipoint forming can be either passive or produces an active pressure toward the stamp. (b) Flexible multipoint forming of 16 mm (0.63 in.) stainless steel sheet. Courtesy More

Fig. 9 Sheet-metal forming system containing a flexible binder with individually controlled hydraulic cylinders. Source: Ref 31 More

Fig. 47 Volume plotted against product life to show which flexible-automation method should be used. See text for discussion. More

Fig. 49 Flexible manufacturing system for producing agricultural equipment components. This system measures 84 × 34 m (275 × 110 ft). Shaded components represent FMS components added after initial installation. A central computer routes workpieces and directs machine operations. More

Fig. 53 Flexible manufacturing system incorporating automated guided vehicle (AGV) material-handling devices and multiple-machining modules More

Fig. 54 Flexible manufacturing system featuring AGV material-handling and multiple-machining modules More

Fig. 55 A typical flexible NC line More

Fig. 56 Relationship of manufacturing cell, flexible manufacturing system, and flexible NC line technologies on a volume-variety graph More

Fig. 15 Flexible binder with individually controlled hydraulic cylinders More

Fig. 53 Flexible flat binder with individually controlled hydraulic cylinders More

Fig. 9 Flexible nozzle hoses can be used to direct coolant to the area to be cut (arrows). More

Fig. 3 Flexible launder joint in aluminum unit. Courtesy of Alunorf and Ceranex More

Fig. 13 Ultrasonic inspection using flexible phased array probe on a composite radius More

Fig. 34 Absolute bobbin probe with flexible wafer guides used for the eddy current evaluation of heat exchanger tubesheet rolled joints More

Fig. 14 (a) The gantry of a terahertz system allows many flexible scan configurations, such as (b) pitch-catch reflection and (c) through-transmission modes. Used with permission of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation More

Fig. 2 Examples of a flexible mold showing two castings of spur gears as produced from the mold. Source: iStock/coddy More

Fig. 1 Schematic showing connection of a long probe by a flexible hose to a stationary leak detector to scan the external surface of a pressurized vessel More