Phase 2: Integration - IE454 Industrial Robots PDF

2/14/23 PHASE 2: INTEGRATION Week 11 IE454 Industrial Robots Dr. Majed Moosa 1 You start the integrate phase with the cell design in hand and the PHASE 2: INTEGRATE Equipment ready to be assembled. At the end of the integrate phase, you’ll have a working robotic cell on your production line, re...

2/14/23 PHASE 2: INTEGRATION Week 11 IE454 Industrial Robots Dr. Majed Moosa 1 You start the integrate phase with the cell design in hand and the PHASE 2: INTEGRATE Equipment ready to be assembled. At the end of the integrate phase, you’ll have a working robotic cell on your production line, ready to start creating value for its customer. 2 1 2/14/23 Final robotic task map The integrate phase’s input consists of the: Cell plans (to be used by people installing the cell) Parts and materials, all ready to be assembled 3 A. Off-the-line cell preparation B. Production line preparation C. Installation on the production line INTEGRATI ON STEPS D. Training When you’ve completed the steps, here’s what you’ll have—the integration phase’s output: ◦ A robotic cell that’s ready to start operating ◦ A team of trained employees who are ready to manage the cell 4 2 2/14/23 Overview of integrate phase. 5 INTEGRATI ON STEPS: A- OFF-THELINE CELL PREPARATI ON 6 3 2/14/23 ◦ ASSEMBLE THE ROBOTIC CELL ◦ To keep the production line running, you’ll want to do as many of the assembling tasks as possible off-the-line. STEP A: Offthe-line cell preparation ◦ Start by checking that all the equipment from the bill of material has indeed been delivered. ◦ Then gather all the tools you’ll need and start assembling the cell following the cell plan. ◦ Along the way, you should be testing each of the cell components. ◦ WRITE THE PROGRAM 7 STEP B: LINE PREPARATION For the most part, preparing the production line to receive the robotic cell can be done in parallel with the previous step. What needs to be done at this phase should be clear from the manual-robotic comparison that was done in the design phase. You’ll want to coordinate this phase with your line operators to minimize the number of times you have to halt the production line. 8 4 2/14/23 OVERVIEW OF PRODUCTIO N LINE PREPARATI ON STEPS. 9 Productio n line preparatio n steps 10 5 2/14/23 Production Line Preparation Steps ◦ Infeed and outfeed ◦ Will the robotic cell accept parts the same way they’re presented in the manual cell, or do you need to build specific part-presentation devices? ◦ Process tooling ◦ By “process tooling,” I don’t mean the tooling on the robot itself—that falls under the robotic cell installation category. I mean the fixed tooling that’s already part of the manual cell’s process. Will you need to replace manual tools used by an operator with an actuated tool? ◦ Upstream and downstream processes ◦ Information communication ◦ Layout modification ◦ Go back to your manual-robotic comparison and address all the things you identified as action items. Move the machines and other equipment so there’s enough room for the robotic cell. ◦ Cell documentation ◦ Downtime risk analysis and mitigation plan 11 C. INSTALLATION ON THE LINE It’s finally time to take the robotic cell from the pit to the production line! Your effort and creativity will at last materialize in a robotic cell that will start producing value for your company. 12 6 2/14/23 D. TRAIN THE TEAM ◦ Who to train? ◦ How to train? 13 7