An Industrially Validated Method for Weld Load Balancing in Multi Station Sheet Metal Assembly Lines

2013 ◽  
Vol 136 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Segeborn ◽  
Daniel Segerdahl ◽  
Fredrik Ekstedt ◽  
Johan S. Carlson ◽  
Mikael Andersson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Cycle Time ◽  
Industrial Robot ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Processing Unit ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Central Processing ◽  
Robot Positioning ◽  
Sheet Metal Assembly

Sheet metal assembly is investment intense. Therefore, the equipment needs to be efficiently utilized. The balancing of welds has a significant influence on achievable production rate and equipment utilization. Robot line balancing is a complex problem, where each weld is to be assigned to a specific station and robot, such that line cycle time is minimized. Industrial robot line balancing has been manually conducted in computer aided engineering (CAE)-tools based on experience and trial and error rather than mathematical methods. However, recently an automatic method for robot line balancing was proposed by the authors. To reduce robot coordination cycle time losses, this method requires identical reach ability of all line stations. This limits applicability considerably since in most industrial lines, reach ability differs over the stations to further line reach ability and flexibility. Therefore, in this work we propose a novel generalized simulation-based method for automatic robot line balancing that allows any robot positioning. It reduces the need for robot coordination significantly by spatially separating the robot weld work loads. The proposed method is furthermore successfully demonstrated on automotive stud welding lines, with line cycle times lower than that of the corresponding running production programs. Moreover, algorithm central processing unit (CPU)-times are mere fractions of the lead times of existing CAE-tools.

A Generalized Method for Weld Load Balancing in Multi Station Sheet Metal Assembly Lines

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Segeborn ◽  
Daniel Segerdahl ◽  
Fredrik Ekstedt ◽  
Johan S. Carlson ◽  
Anders Carlsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Cycle Time ◽  
Industrial Robot ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Robot Positioning ◽  
Welding Line ◽  
Equipment Utilization ◽  
Sheet Metal Assembly

Sheet metal assembly is investment intense. Therefore the equipment needs to be efficiently utilized. The balancing of welds has a significant influence on achievable production rate and equipment utilization. Robot line balancing is a complex problem, where each weld is to be assigned to a specific station and robot, such that line cycle time is minimized. Industrial robot line balancing has been manually conducted, based on experience and trial and error rather than mathematical methods. However, recently an automatic method for robot line balancing was proposed by the authors. To reduce robot coordination cycle time losses, this method requires identical reach ability of all line stations. This limits applicability considerably since in most industrial lines, reach ability differs over the stations to further line reach ability and flexibility. Therefore, in this work we propose a novel generalized simulation-based method for automatic robot line balancing that allows any robot positioning. It reduces the need for robot coordination significantly by spatially separating the robot weld work loads. This is furthermore achieved at a cost neglectable to line cycle time. The proposed method is furthermore successfully demonstrated on an automotive stud welding line. Moreover, algorithm CPU-times is a mere fraction of corresponding manual optimization times.

Load Balancing of Welds in Multi Station Sheet Metal Assembly Lines

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Segeborn ◽  
Daniel Segerdahl ◽  
Johan S. Carlson ◽  
Anders Carlsson ◽  
Rikard So¨derberg
Keyword(s):  
Load Balancing ◽  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Cycle Time ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Work Piece ◽  
Assembly Lines ◽  
Robot Positioning ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Sheet Metal Assembly

The balancing of weld work load between executing stations and its robots has a significant influence on achievable production rate and equipment utilization. However, no automatic simulation based method for line balancing has been formulated up to this point. In practice, it is still manually conducted. Therefore in this work we propose two novel methods for load balancing of welds in multi station sheet metal assembly lines to minimize line cycle time. The methods are based on superimposition of the scenes/geometries of all line stations, with maintained robot positioning relative to the work piece, creating a “multi station”. The weld load is balanced between all multi station robots, whereupon the individual robots are combined into stations and coordinated station wise for simultaneous operation. Furthermore one of the proposed methods reduces the subsequent need for robot coordination, by introducing some restrictions on the load balancing: Firstly, for each robot, the weld load is balanced over the other station robots such that the working envelopes are maximally separated. Secondly, for each robot, the weld load is balanced over equivalently positioned robots in other line stations, based on previous station load balancing techniques. The proposed line balancing methods are applied on two industrial case studies which each involves the balancing of about 200 automotive stud welds between 3 stations, each of 4 robots. One of the proposed methods produces line cycle times close to that of the slowest uncoordinated robot, which can be considered a theoretical optimum of the line cycle time. Corresponding algorithm running time is about 30 minutes on an Intel Core 2 Quad with 8 GB RAM.

Design of spline surface vacuum gripper for pick and place robotic arms

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
A. S. Jamaludin ◽  
M. N. M. Razali ◽  
N. Jasman ◽  
A. N. A. Ghafar ◽  
M. A. Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Cycle Time ◽  
Industrial Robot ◽  
Annealing Process ◽  
Vacuum Suction ◽  
Robotic Arms ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Pick And Place ◽  
Manufacturing Procedure ◽  
Production Flexibility ◽  
The Impact

The gripper is the most important part in an industrial robot. It is related with the environment around the robot. Today, the industrial robot grippers have to be tuned and custom made for each application by engineers, by searching to get the desired repeatability and behaviour. Vacuum suction is one of the grippers in Watch Case Press Production (WCPP) and a mechanism to improve the efficiency of the manufacturing procedure. Pick and place are the important process for the annealing process. Thus, by implementing vacuum suction gripper, the process of pick and place can be improved. The purpose of vacuum gripper other than design vacuum suction mechanism is to compare the effectiveness of vacuum suction gripper with the conventional pick and place gripper. Vacuum suction gripper is a mechanism to transport part and which later sequencing, eliminating and reducing the activities required to complete the process. Throughout this study, the process pick and place became more effective, the impact on the production of annealing process is faster. The vacuum suction gripper can pick all part at the production which will lower the loss of the productivity. In conclusion, vacuum suction gripper reduces the cycle time about 20%. Vacuum suction gripper can help lower the cycle time of a machine and allow more frequent process in order to increase the production flexibility.

Perangkat keras komputer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roudati jannah
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
Central Processing Unit ◽  
External Memory ◽  
Storage Device ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Processing Unit ◽  
Central Processing ◽  
Output Device

Perangkat keras komputer adalah bagian dari sistem komputer sebagai perangkat yang dapat diraba, dilihat secara fisik, dan bertindak untuk menjalankan instruksi dari perangkat lunak (software). Perangkat keras komputer juga disebut dengan hardware. Hardware berperan secara menyeluruh terhadap kinerja suatu sistem komputer. Prinsipnya sistem komputer selalu memiliki perangkat keras masukan (input/input device system) – perangkat keras premprosesan (processing/central processing unit) – perangkat keras luaran (output/output device system) – perangkat tambahan yang sifatnya opsional (peripheral) dan tempat penyimpanan data (storage device system/external memory).

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ika Milia wahyunu Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Processing System ◽  
Central Processing Unit ◽  
Processing Unit ◽  
Central Processing

Perkembangan IT di dunia sangat pesat, mulai dari perkembangan sofware hingga hardware. Teknologi sekarang telah mendominasi sebagian besar di permukaan bumi ini. Karena semakin cepatnya perkembangan Teknologi, kita sebagai pengguna bisa ketinggalan informasi mengenai teknologi baru apabila kita tidak up to date dalam pengetahuan teknologi ini. Hal itu dapat membuat kita mudah tergiur dan tertipu dengan berbagai iklan teknologi tanpa memikirkan sisi negatifnya. Sebagai pengguna dari komputer, kita sebaiknya tahu seputar mengenai komponen-komponen komputer. Komputer adalah serangkaian mesin elektronik yang terdiri dari jutaan komponen yang dapat saling bekerja sama, serta membentuk sebuah sistem kerja yang rapi dan teliti. Sistem ini kemudian digunakan untuk dapat melaksanakan pekerjaan secara otomatis, berdasarkan instruksi (program) yang diberikan kepadanya. Istilah Hardware komputer atau perangkat keras komputer, merupakan benda yang secara fisik dapat dipegang, dipindahkan dan dilihat. Central Processing System/ Central Processing Unit (CPU) adalah salah satu jenis perangkat keras yang berfungsi sebagai tempat untuk pengolahan data atau juga dapat dikatakan sebagai otak dari segala aktivitas pengolahan seperti penghitungan, pengurutan, pencarian, penulisan, pembacaan dan sebagainya.

Perangkat lunak komputer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Intan khadijah simatupang
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
Central Processing Unit ◽  
External Memory ◽  
Storage Device ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Processing Unit ◽  
Central Processing ◽  
Output Device

Komputer adalah serangkaian mesin elektronik yang terdiri dari jutaan komponen yang dapat saling bekerja sama, serta membentuk sebuah sistem kerja yang rapi dan teliti. Sistem ini kemudian digunakan untuk dapat melaksanakan pekerjaan secara otomatis, berdasarkan instruksi (program) yang diberikan kepadanya. Istilah Hardware computer atau perangkat keras komputer, merupakan benda yang secara fisik dapat dipegang, dipindahkan dan dilihat. Software komputer atau perangkat lunak komputer merupakan kumpulan instruksi (program/prosedur) untuk dapat melaksanakan pekerjaan secara otomatis dengan cara mengolah atau memproses kumpulan instruksi (data) yang diberikan. Pada prinsipnya sistem komputer selalu memiliki perangkat keras masukan (input/input device system) – perangkat keras pemprosesan (processing/ central processing unit) – perangkat keras keluaran (output/output device system), perangkat tambahan yang sifatnya opsional (peripheral) dan tempat penyimpanan data (Storage device system/external memory).

PERANGKAT KERAS ( HARDWARE ) PADA KOMPUTER

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Kumala Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Processing System ◽  
Central Processing Unit ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Processing Unit ◽  
Central Processing ◽  
Output Device ◽  
System P ◽  
System 2

Perangkat keras komputer adalah bagian dari sistem komputer sebagai perangkat yang dapat diraba, dilihat secara fisik, dan bertindak untuk menjalankan instruksi dari perangkat lunak (software). Perangkat keras komputer juga disebut dengan hardware. Hardware berperan secara menyeluruh terhadap kinerja suatu sistem komputer. Berdasarkan fungsinya, perangkat keras terbagi menjadi :1.Sistem Perangkat Keras Masukan (Input Device System )2.Sistem Pemrosesan ( Central Processing System/ Central Processing Unit(CPU)3.Sistem Perangkat Keras Keluaran ( Output Device System )4.Sistem Perangkat Keras Tambahan (Peripheral/Accessories Device System)

scholarly journals Numerical simulation of flattened heat pipe with double heat sources for CPU and GPU cooling application in laptop computers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisoot Sanhan ◽  
Kambiz Vafai ◽  
Niti Kammuang-Lue ◽  
Pradit Terdtoon ◽  
Phrut Sakulchangsatjatai
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Graphics Processing Unit ◽  
Processing Unit ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Final Thickness ◽  
Laptop Computers ◽  
Central Processing ◽  
Graphics Processing ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract An investigation of the effect of the thermal performance of the flattened heat pipe on its double heat sources acting as central processing unit and graphics processing unit in laptop computers is presented in this work. A finite element method is used for predicting the flattening effect of the heat pipe. The cylindrical heat pipe with a diameter of 6 mm and the total length of 200 mm is flattened into three final thicknesses of 2, 3, and 4 mm. The heat pipe is placed under a horizontal configuration and heated with heater 1 and heater 2, 40 W in combination. The numerical model shows good agreement compared with the experimental data with the standard deviation of 1.85%. The results also show that flattening the cylindrical heat pipe to 66.7 and 41.7% of its original diameter could reduce its normalized thermal resistance by 5.2%. The optimized final thickness or the best design final thickness for the heat pipe is found to be 2.5 mm.

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