Objective
The specific industrial objective of this cooperative research project is to design, develop and demonstrate a highly flexible, generic manufacturing technology related to the production of electrical coils of all types that offers significant productivity benefits over contemporary equipment supplied from, and used by, competitors outside the European Union. This will be achieved through the fulfilment of technical objectives relating to : - a cognitive, micro-mechanical, adaptive mechatronic coil winding head providing increased speed of production of coils of various types - better handling and more accurate placement of very flexible and finely insulated electrical wires using an on-line vision system giving better consistency and quality of machine output - simpler, faster, menu-driven machine set-up procedures enabling semi-skilled operators to quickly re-configure the cognitive winding head assembly to cater for the rapidly changing demand in coil varieties from coil users - higher levels of machine integration and functionality at lower capital and running cost - higher machine reliability with lower service and maintenance costs These objectives will be achieved by combining proven "state-of-the-art" vision systems technology with novel mechatronic actuation and wire handling methods to create (with further post-project development) a new, industrially exploitable technology applicable throughout the coil winding and other related manufacturing industries.
Funding Scheme
CRS - Cooperative research contractsCoordinator
CB3 8EL Cambridge - Bar Hill
United Kingdom
Participants (14)
92111 Clichy
104 42 Athens
32339 Espelkamp
RH19 2ER East Grinstead
46950 Chirivella
IP5 7RH Ipswich
55100 Lucca
70569 Stuttgart
8604 Volketswl
CM1 3BY Chelmsford
LE13 0PB Melton Mowbray - Leicestershire
SN11 9BS Calne
PE17 4LF Huntingdon
61138 Niederdorfelden
