Automation and Robotics
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788776816964
Table of contents: title: Content; title: Abstract; title: Chapter 1: Automation & robotics: an optimized loudspeaker assembly for a mechanized serial production line; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Developing a dolly removal strategy; title: 2.1 Loudspeaker arrangement; title: 2.2 Operation; title: 2.3 Description of assembly and characteristic features; title: 2.4 Assemblies (sub-assemblies); title: 2.5 Involvement of the dolly in the coil assembly operation, motor unit assembly and dust cap cone; title: 2.6 Recommendation for mechanisation of the manual operation for the Dolly removal; title: 3. General assembly strategy; title: 3.1 Review of assembly operations and assessment of their mechanisation suitability; title: 3.2 Selection of an assembly unit; title: 3.3 Stage: Assembly of motor unit – Figure 7; title: 3.4 Recommendation for most suitable form of mechanisation and automation; title: 4. Feeder design; title: 4.1 Description – Figure 12; title: 4.2 Operation; title: 4.3 Cycle time; title: 4.4 Storage capacity; title: 4.5 Basic dimensions (Figure 12); title: 4.6 Method of re-filling; title: 4.7 Stacker bin for feeding type 1 parts stacked and properly arranged; title: 5. Assembly cell design; title: 5.1 Initial provisions; title: 5.2 Organisational arrangement of the assembly line for the current production output; title: 5.3 Alternative organisational arrangement of the assembly line for the suggested mechanisation – NMmax = 180000/month; title: 5.4 Analysis and assessment of the assembly cell AO24 40; title: References; title: Chapter 2: Design of speakers production: assembly line of capacity 180,000/month, 15 product variants; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Strategy for the “dolly” removal; title: 2.1 Speaker design analysis; title: 2.2 Design description of RSW 401, Figure 2; title: 2.3 Analysis of the assembly operation ensuring the gap “s”; title: 2.4 Assembly technique sequence for coil 16 and center oscillator, corrugated flat diaphragm 14 in body 1; title: 2.5 Concept for mechanised “dolly” removal, Figure 4; title: 2.6 Using conveyor movement for the removal of the “dolly” (Figure 4); title: 2.7 Possible organisation of work posts No.1 and No.2 and mounting of the “dolly” and the conveyor (Figure 5); title: 3. General strategy; title: 3.1 Analysis of the assembly process techniques; title: 3.2 Recommendation for a suitable automation process for stage A (components group A); title: 4. Feeder design; title: 4.1 Description of Figure 7; title: 4.2 Operation, Figure 7; title: 4.3 Basic dimensions (Figure 7); title: 4.4 Storage capacity (Figure 7); title: 4.5 Cycle time Tc; title: 4.6 Method of re-filling; title: 4.7 Feeder of component part 10 (Figure 2) to the fixture Item No.4, Figure 7; title: 4.8 Feeder for part No. 11 (Figure 2); title: 4.9 Feeder of component part 12 (Item 12 in Figure 2); title: 4.10 Feeder of component part 1 (item 1 in Figure 2); title: 5. Evaluation of the assembly unit; title: 5.1 Structure and functioning of the assembly operation unit; title: 5.2 Transportation of component parts and sub-assemblies, Figure 13; title: 5.3 Arrangement layout of assembly operation units along the conveyor, Fig. 14; title: 5.3 Production capacity of the assembly line; title: 5.4 Investment required to achieve Q = 180000 units/month; title: 5.5 Operation sequence using assembly robots “Fanuc” or “Pragma”; title: References; title: Chapter 3: Strategic approaches to resource husbandry and recovery: the superwash combo case study; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The team’s work; title: 3. The performers; title: 4. Quality; title: 5. Market & production line; title: 6. Environmental impact; title: 7. Machines; title: 8. Process technology & management; title: 9. Raw materials & component parts; title: 10. Conclusions; title: References; title: Chapter 4: Software engineering and data communications: an automatic laminating plant; title: 1. Enviromental model; title: 1.1 Context diagram [1]; title: 1.2 Event list for press controller (pc); title: 2. Behavioural model; title: 2.1 Low level data / control flow diagrams; title: 2.2 Low level state transition diagrams; title: 2.3 Top level data/control flow diagram [10]; title: References; title: Chapter 5: Robot grip mechanism: control loop design considerations; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Open loop system; title: 3. Closed loop control system; title: 4. Other control loop design considerations; title: 5. Conlcusion; title: References