2. Fill in the blanks and translate the sentences:

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

2. Each station is designed to perform a specific … operation.

3. In fixed … production lines are set up for long production … .

4. Modern automated lines are controlled by programmable logic … .

5. Special computers facilitate connections with industrial … .

6. Automated production lines are often utilized in … industry.

7. If the part is mass-produced, an automated transfer line is often the most economical … of production.

a. controller, b. runs, c. workstations, d. method, e. automation, f. processing, g. equipment, h. automotive.

III. Translate the sentences into English using the words from the text:

1. Рабочие станции соединяются системой транспортировки.

2. Заготовки перемещаются между станциями.

3. Многие заготовки обрабатываются одновременно.

4. В конце каждого цикла появляется обработанная деталь.

5. Специальные компьютеры выполняют функции технологической последовательности и согласования во времени.

6. Автоматические станочные линии используются для выполнения процессов механической обработки и штамповки.

7. Механическая обработка осуществляется режущими и профильными инструментами.

8. Штамповка включает обработку резанием и профилирование деталей из тонколистового металла.

9. Несколько прессов последовательно соединяются с помощью транспортно-загрузочных устройств, которые перемещают детали от одного пресса к другому.

Grammar Revision Exercise

1. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the For + Infinitive Construction:

1. The transport system is used for the work parts to be moved between the workstations.

2. An automated production line consists of a series of workstations for several work parts to be processed simultaneously.

3. All the operations on an automated transfer line must be coordinated properly for the line to operate efficiently.

4. Modern automated lines are controlled by programmable logic controllers for connections with industrial equipment to be facilitated.

5. Automated production lines use special computers for the functions of timing and sequencing to be performed.

6. Automated production lines are notably utilized in automotive industry for the processes of machining and pressworking to be performed most efficiently.

7. For the work part to become of the desired shape, the process of machining is applied.

8. Multiple operations are required for the part to be completely shaped.

9. For the parts to be cut and formed from sheet metal, pressworking operations are used.

10. For a complicated part to be completed, more than one processing step is required.

11. For the partially completed parts to be transferred from one press to the next, several presses are to be connected together in sequence.

Oral Practice Tasks

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

2. 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?