Collaborative Robot in sand core assembly: Are collaborative robots a good solution in sand cores assembly?
Typ
Examensarbete på grundnivå
Program
Affärsutveckling och entreprenörskap 180 p.
Publicerad
2022
Författare
Andric, Anton
Danielsson, Jens
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Sammanfattning
At the Volvo site in Skövde they develop and manufacture engines and engine-related
components. The main use of the engines is in trucks, but they are also manufactured for
industrial use and marine use. Except for the assembly factory, there are three foundries and
one machining factory on the site. Components from these factories are either sold separately
or transported to the assembly factory for assemblage. With the help of Visual Components
and the virtual commissioning approach, Fanuc CRX-10iA/L robots were implemented in a
simulation in an attempt to automate the sand core assembly for smaller volumes.
To perform this project, the methodology was based on reviewing literature around the
keywords of the project and learning the software through tutorials and guides with different
exercises. The aim of the project was to simulate if there is a feasible way of implementing
collaborative robots in the current assembly process whilst answering the research questions
that had been given and are presented in the report. The results of the project are presented
and concluded that it is possible to implement collaborative robots in the current assembly
process although some adjustments need to be implemented to the current layout.
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Virtual commissioning, Visual Components, Collaborative robots, Simulation, Gripper, Computer aided manufacturing, Sand Cores