CNC Duct Riveting Work Cell

Manufacturing work cell operations are typically complex, especially when considering machine tools or industrial robot systems. The execution of these manufacturing operations require the integration of layers of hardware and software. The integration of monitoring, diagnostic, and prognostic technologies (collectively known as prognostics and health management (PHM)) can aid manufacturers in maintaining the performance of machine tools and robot systems by providing intelligence to enhance maintenance and control strategies. PHM can improve asset availability, product quality, and overall productivity. It is unlikely that a manufacturer has the capability to implement PHM in every element of their system. This limitation makes it imperative that the manufacturer understand the complexity of their system. For example, a typical robot systems include a robot, end-effector(s), and any equipment, devices, or sensors required for the robot to perform its task. Each of these elements is bound, both physically and functionally, to one another and thereby holds a measure of influence. This paper focuses on research to decompose a work cell into a hierarchical structure to understand the physical and functional relationships among the system’s critical elements. These relationships will be leveraged to identify areas of risk, which would drive a manufacturer to implement PHM within specific areas.

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An MTTS-Robot Work Cell Model

Robotics and Factories of the Future ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-46525-3_49 ◽

1984 ◽

pp. 455-463

Author(s):

Leon Nguyen ◽

Suren N. Dwivedi

Keyword(s):

Cell Model ◽

Work Cell

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Work Cell Design

The Innovator's Toolkit ◽

10.1002/9781118258316.ch48 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 295-300

Keyword(s):

Cell Design ◽

Work Cell

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Consideration Regarding the Configuration of the Resources and Modeling the Manufacturing Work Cell

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.760.219 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 760 ◽

pp. 219-224

Author(s):

Ilie Octavian Popp ◽

Dorin Telea

Keyword(s):

System Architecture ◽

Reference Architecture ◽

Cell Level ◽

Architecture Model ◽

Distributed Object ◽

Work Cell ◽

Development Control ◽

Distributed Object Technology ◽

Object Technology ◽

Generic System

This paper is presented the concept of developing a generic reference architecture model for the specification, development, control and reconfiguration of a manufacturing enterprise at a work cell level. It is described a generic system architecture for FMS; there is also briefly explained how to configure the different resource modules that actually control the tasks of the physical device and put together a work cell consisting of other FMS resources. Using the principles of distributed object technology there could be implemented each resource in the work cell as a distributed object. Finally, an example on building a FMS using a hierarchical approach is presented.

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