Industrial Robotics: How to Implement the Right System for your Plant [精裝]

You have been tasked with increasing productivity and increasing quality, while at the same time lowering the cost of your manufacturing processes.

The solution is to automate ? but how?

Identifying a manufacturing process that can be automated is often a daunting task. It requires a team approach to qualifying, validating, and then finally, implementing a program. This book takes you through the best practices for each step, regardless of the application type or the industry segment. It will show you how to achieve the system expectations that were planned for and benchmarked, and it ...

 

Chapter 1—Why Automate the Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers (SMMs)?

Productivity can Save the FactoryIndustrial Robots Reduce Labor Costs and Increase ProductivityPartnering with your customer and supplier to reduce costsJustifying Robotic AutomationThe ROI Power of Industrial RoboticsAdditional Benefits of Implementing Industrial RoboticsApplying Present Value Tools to Evaluate the Robot InvestmentResources Manufacturers Need to Become Familiar WithChapter 2—Implementing Robotic Automation—Getting Started

Robotic Implementation is Always a Team EffortIngredients of the Robotic SystemJudging a Good Project from a Bad ProjectGather the Right DetailsCriteria for Arc WeldingCriteria for Tending MachinesCriteria for Press TendingCriteria for Palletizing/De-Palletizing DataCriteria for Material RemovalConstants and Variables of a Robot SystemChapter 3—Robotics and Risk

Risk and CostHidden RiskRisk of Your Own Managers and PersonnelManaging What You ControlRisk of TechnologyChapter 4—Setting Expectations for Success

Tools for Validating the Robotic ProcessProof of Concept Case StudiesChapter 5—Writing the Right Specifications

Defining Elements of the Scope of WorkScope of Work Example—Robotic FinishingCylinder Head Line Case Study Scope of Work Example -Robotic Press Tending Case StudyChapter 6—Lean Manufacturing With Robotics for Low Volume, Small BatchRuns

Man vs. MachineChangeover for Small BatchesSuggestions for the Design of a Robotic Work-CellAutomating the machining process—Case StudyAutomating the welding process for small batch runsAutomating the material removal process for small batch runsAutomating small batch runs for press tending and palletizingAutomating the palletizing process for small batch runsTools for small batch and high changeover productionChapter 7—Lean Manufacturing with Robotics for High Volume, Large Batch Runs

Robotic Machine Tending for High ProductionRunning Lights OutJob Shop vs. OEMRobotic Cellular Manufacturing