Robot workmate, a trustworthy coworker for the continuous automotive assembly line and its implementation

2^nd World Congress on Automation and Robotics

June 13-15, 2016 Philadelphia, USA

Rainer Muller, Matthias Vette and Matthias Scholer

Centre for Mechatronics and Automation GmbH (ZeMA), Germany

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Adv Robot Autom

Abstract :

The automotive industry is facing significant challenges due to shortened product lifecycles, increased product variances, and uncertain market conditions. The current assembly systems are not able to react on this change and handle these increased requirements efficiently. So new technologies like cooperative robots and intelligent assistance systems to plan and perform assembly processes properly. Humanrobot collaboration has evolved as a solution to overcome these difficulties and create flexible and customizable automation processes. This paper delivers an approach for a methodology to implement lightweight robotic systems into the assembly line. This optimization allows for cooperation between robots and the manual labour, which enhances the ergonomics, productivity, and quality level of the process station. Shown application is commissioning processes for leak detection and overhead assembly processes like underbody shield and plate installation. The presentation ends with an outlook on realized plant installations.

Biography :

Email: Rainer.Mueller@zema.de