(2023) Abbas, Hussein; Broström Vedin, Albin; Chalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för industri- och materialvetenskap; Chalmers University of Technology / Department of Industrial and Materials Science; Skoogh, Anders; Skoogh, Anders
Production of aircraft parts undergoes processes where tough materials are pro cessed with high-quality requirements. Today’s increased demand for production
places higher demands on the tool handling that exists within these productions,
which leads to the purpose of this report. The master thesis has been carried out to
see if there are other methods to improve tool handling within a part of production
at GKN Aerospace.
The work was carried out with a background study where important data collection
was acquired to then use a simulation tool to see possible results. The background
study showed that automated solutions were of interest as they can increase accu racy and productivity.
The execution of these months of work has led to the conclusion that automated
solutions can be beneficial. The simulation has given results such as increased
productivity, reduced costs, and improved ergonomics, but also how good results a
simulation tool can provide to test possible and new solutions.