I. Divide the text into logical parts and entitle each part.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 635.

Oral Practice Tasks

II. Answer the questions:

1. What does an automated production line consist of?

2. What is the function of a transfer system?

3. What does the term “fixed automation” mean?

4. What is each station designed for?

5. What is the route of moving the work parts along the transfer system?

6. Where and how are the work parts being processed?

7. Under what conditions will the transfer line operate efficiently?

8. What are modern automated production lines controlled by?

9. What are programmable logic controllers?

10. What functions do they perform?

11. What industry are automated production lines most notably utilized in?

12. What processes are they used for in automotive industry?

13. What process is called machining?

14. What devices are usually made by machining?

15. When is an automated transfer line the most economical method of production?

16. When were the first automated transfer lines introduced?

17. What process is called pressworking?

18. What devices are usually made by pressworking?

19. What does an automated pressworking line consist of?

20. What function does it perform?

III. Supplement every statement with some phrases and make a short report on each point:

1. An automated production line consists of a series of workstations.

2. Modern automated production lines are controlled by programmable logic controllers.

3. Automated production lines are used in many industries for the process of machining.

4. Automated production lines are used in many industries for the process of pressworking.