IN THE PAST, SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER CONTROLLED METAL FORMING LINES HAVE NOT SERVED THE HIGH VOLUME PRODUCERS VERY WELL BECAUSE THEY ARE INITIALLY EXPENSIVE AND ALSO A LOT OF REVENUE WAS LOST DUE TO DOWNTIME. BUT IN AN ERA WHERE VOLUMES ARE GOING DOWN, VARIETIES ARE GOING UP AND AUTOMATION IS NOT AS COMPLEX AS IT USED TO BE, THERE MIGHT NOT BE A BETTER ALTERNATIVE. PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE MACHINE DESIGN AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED AUTOMATION FOR AN FMS LINE WHICH PRODUCES A VARIETY OF APPLIANCE PARTS FROM ONLY TWO MATERIAL COIL WIDTHS. ON THIS FMS LINE, MATERIAL IS FED FROM ENTRY AND FINISHED PARTS ARE COLLECTED AT THE END OF THE LINE, WITH NO HUMAN INTERVENTION IN BETWEEN.