Automation of a Valve Manufacturing Process with 7 Mechatronic Stations and a Robotic Arm through a Network of Profibus DP Industrial Protocol with Master-Slave Configuration

Fuzziness is a key concern in modern industry and, thus, its implementation in manufacturing process modeling is of high practical importance for a wide industrial audience. The scientific contribution of the present attempt lies on the fact that the assembly line balancing problem of type 2 (SALBP-2) is approached for a real manufacturing process by introducing fuzzy processing times. The main scope of this work is the solution of the SALBP-2, which is an NP-hard problem, for a real manufacturing process considering fuzziness in the processing times. Since the data obtained from realistic situations are imprecise and uncertain, the consideration of fuzziness for the solution of SALBP-2 is of great interest. Thus, real data values for the processing times are gathered and estimated with uncertainty. Then, fuzzy processing times are used for finding the optimum cycle time. The optimization tool for the solution of the fuzzy SALBP-2 is a Genetic Algorithm (GA). The validity of the proposed approach is tested on the construction process of a metallic robotic arm. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed GA in determining the optimum sequence of the tasks assigned to workstations which provides the optimum fuzzy cycle time.

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Application of industrial robot in 5-axis milling process

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201929904004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 299 ◽

pp. 04004

Author(s):

Martin Pollák ◽

Monika Telišková ◽

Marek Kočiško ◽

Petr Baron

Keyword(s):

Economic Efficiency ◽

Manufacturing Process ◽

Laboratory Tests ◽

Industrial Robot ◽

Control Program ◽

Milling Process ◽

Robotic Arm ◽

Robot Arm ◽

Nc Program ◽

Robotic Arm Control

Present in machining creates constantly new requirements to increase economic efficiency, productivity and product quality. With this advancement, industry is no longer focusing only on commonly used machining technologies, but is paying increasing attention to the implementation of robots in the manufacturing process by machining. The paper describes the design of equipment for the implementation of 5-axis milling with the help of a robot arm ABB IRB 140. It describes the design of the milling head and deals with the creation of NC machining program in software Autodesk Fusion 360. The generated NC program is then used in RoboDK to create a robotic arm control program. At the end of the paper are described laboratory tests of machining using the designed prototype milling head.

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Identifying groups of airborne particles by ordination

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100172012 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 856-857

Author(s):

M. Shlepr ◽

C. M. Vicroy

Keyword(s):

Elemental Analysis ◽

Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy ◽

Manufacturing Process ◽

Spatial Representation ◽

Airborne Particles ◽

Common Source ◽

Data Set ◽

Microelectronics Industry ◽

Induced Changes ◽

Source Materials

The microelectronics industry is heavily tasked with minimizing contaminates at all steps of the manufacturing process. Particles are generated by physical and/or chemical fragmentation from a mothersource. The tools and macrovolumes of chemicals used for processing, the environment surrounding the process, and the circuits themselves are all potential particle sources. A first step in eliminating these contaminants is to identify their source. Elemental analysis of the particles often proves useful toward this goal, and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) is a commonly used technique. However, the large variety of source materials and process induced changes in the particles often make it difficult to discern if the particles are from a common source.Ordination is commonly used in ecology to understand community relationships. This technique usespair-wise measures of similarity. Separation of the data set is based on discrimination functions. Theend product is a spatial representation of the data with the distance between points equaling the degree of dissimilarity.

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Water in the Vinegar Manufacturing Process

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry ◽

10.1021/ie50507a639 ◽

1952 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 449-449

Author(s):

Rudolph Allgeier ◽

Reuben Wisthoff ◽

Frank Hildebrandt

Keyword(s):

Manufacturing Process

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Monkeys move robotic arm using brain power

Nature ◽

10.1038/news.2008.861 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Hopkin

Keyword(s):

Robotic Arm

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A Perspective on Low Molecular Weight Heparins in the Management of Thrombosis

Hämostaseologie ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1655237 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 13 (S 01) ◽

pp. S5-S11 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Debra Hoppensteadt ◽

Jeanine Walenga ◽

A Ahsan ◽

O Iqbal ◽

W Jeske ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Molecular Weight ◽

Mechanism Of Action ◽

Manufacturing Process ◽

Laboratory Tests ◽

Low Molecular Weight ◽

Low Molecular Weight Heparins ◽

Pharmacological Management

SummaryThe introduction of low molecular weight heparins has added a new dimension to the pharmacological management of thrombotic disorders. Because of different chemical and pharmacological characteristics, due to the manufacturing process, each LMWH should be considered as a distinct entitity and only be used for its given indication. A list of commercially available LMWHs is included. The mechanism of action of the LMWHs and their use in various disorders are discussed. Available laboratory tests for monitoring LMWHs are presented and their limitations pointed out.

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