**1.3 Computer integrated manufacturing**

There are countless industrial processes that are the main structure of the activities of industrial plants, and are constituided of automated and manual operations, which use the Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) processes. The functions that are performed manually are developed in assembly lines and in worktables, where they are grouped by manufacturing cells. In all industrial processes there are relevant factors that improve quality and tend to increase productivity, applying process optimization methods. This generates competitiveness in industrial companies. One factor is the safety and comfort of the operating personnel who elaborate

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*View of an industrial process with robot using the COSIMIR software. Source: http://www.ene.ttu.ee/ elektriajamid/oppeinfo/materjal/AAR0040/Pt31\_COSIMIR\_Educational.pdf*

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**Figure 4.**

*biomedical industry in Mexicali.*

*Impact of ICT to Improve of the Manufacturing in a SME Biomedical of Mexicali, Mexico*

a new industrial process was collocated with a new worktable to improve the industrial process of the manufacturing line evaluated [11]. In this industry evaluated, there are areas with computers, from where are controlled industrial processes analyzing the information with the COSIMIR software to control functions of industrial machinery and equipment with automated functions. Also, manual operations elaborated by workers to evaluate their operational performance were evaluated, and improvements to be developed to optimize manufacturing processes were analyzed. Simulations with COSIMIR software are also generated in these areas. **Figure 4** illustrates an area of computer systems that control the industrial

the activities, since musculoskeletal disorders are sometimes generated, caused by cumulative trama by inadequate postures and movements of workers. In this study elaborated, was suggested to evaluate the industrial processes in a work station and optimize them to obtain maximum operative yielding of industrial equipment and machinery, and of people that was working in manufacturing areas. For this reason,

The operation of industrial plants is made up of tasks with decision-making at the different hierarchy levels, such as planning and scheduling, in addition to optimization and control. Increasing competition from any type of industry requires an operation to have a more agile distribution of manufacturing areas, in order to increase productivity with flexible operations, generating a decrease in the total cost of production [12]. This requires optimization in various industrial processes of the manufacturing areas, applying two essential techniques such as real-time optimization (OTR) and optimization represented by a mathematical model in steady-state conditions and with linear or non-linear equations of industrial processes [13, 14]. In both cases, there are certain limitations to achievable flexibility and economic benefit, especially when considering the use of dynamic processes as continuous processes and with batch operations. In the industries it is common to use control systems based on the feedback of the output variables with the Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID) controls. A representation of

*Area which is controlled by computer the industrial processes. Source: Photography of manufacturing area of a* 

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93585*

**1.4 Optimization of industrial processes**

manufacturing processes is in **Figure 5**.

processes.
