FLEXBOTIC : FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS INTEGRATING DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE SMALL-LOT PRODUCTION

Informazioni relative al progetto

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: BREU0491

Progetto chiuso

Data di avvio 1 Gennaio 1992

Data di completamento 31 Dicembre 1994

Finanziato da

• Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the fields of industrial manufacturing technologies and advanced materials applications (BRITE/EURAM), 1989-1992

Costo totale € 0,00

Contributo UE Nessun dato

Coordinato da

Industrie Pininfarina SpA
Italy

Exploitable results

Flexible manufacturing system integrating different technologies for small lot production

The technology studied during the Flexbotic project permits the production of different models of cars using the same production line. The system is able to start its work from the design of the piece that has to be assembled and uses, as a basis for the weld programming, the geometry of a computer aided design (CAD) file. Flexbotic, using a cell controller connected with computer aided process planning (CAPP), CAD and robotic computer aided design (ROBCAD) systems, is an interesting solution for automation in small lot production and can be considered the first application of this technology in production of low volumes.

Sensor technology for tool and workpiece measurement and cell controller software including communications with the robot controller

Research has been carried out in the following areas: know how on how to use external sensors with a Siemens RCM 3-dimensional controller for influencing the location of the workpiece and the lcp during the execution of a robot program; sensor devices for workpiece and tool measurement; communication between robot controller and external devices.