Innovative Production Technologies for large Component Assembly Problem Low quantities and long product life cycles result in labour-intensive assembly work. Among other things, this leads to the relocation of production to low-wage countries. In order to maintain the competitiveness of Germany as a high-wage location, there is a need for reconfigurable, automated production facilities for…
Partly Automated Robot Welding Station for Single-Item Production
Human-Robot Collaboration in the Industry 4.0 Problem The need to intensify the cooperation of humans, robots and production systems in hybrid teams is often not recognized. Also the consideration of already existing IT and production structures are mostly not or only with difficulty compatible. HRC-4.0 requires the integration of already established and the development of…
Flexible Assembling through Human-Robot Collaboration Problem definition Due to the assembly of different product types and variants on one assembly system, a lot of time is needed for setting up the lines and adapting the robot programmes for the respective variant. Ensuring quality with an increasing number of variants is difficult for humans without assistance…
Ergonomic Improvement through Robot Support Problem definition Assembly processes in automotive final assembly are often performed manually and overhead. These assembly processes are ergonomically very stressful for the employee. Here, human-robot cooperation as a key technology can increase the productivity of the assembly line and reduce costs. Advantages of the solution The cooperation between humans…
Intercorporate Networking Problem definition Isolated and delayed feedback from production leads to a resource-intensive planning and control effort in the event of disruptions in the production process. In addition, existing planning tools often lack synchronisation and real-time information from the shop floor. Advantages of the solution Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in a lean Manufacturing Execution…
Cyber-physical IT systems to manage the complexity of a new generation of multi-adaptive factories
Efficient assembly and innovative commissioning processes in the production of modern vehicles
