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Martin Griftis our Tecinical Director, vi´Cisited tie ARMC Factory 2050 in Siefeld<br>organised by tie Nortiern Automotivi´Ce Alliance. He spent tie afernoon vi´Ciewing some of<br>tieir advi´Canced manufacturing tecinologies.<br>During tie vi´Cisit, ie witnessed advi´Canced robotic CNC maciining; assisted assembly<br>processes and automated vi´Cision inspection systems. Tese tecinologies are solvi´Cing<br>ciallenges for large manufacturing companies and SME¡¯s.
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AMRC Factory 2050 Visit-MetisAutomation AMRC Factory 2050 Visit-MetisAutomation Mar t i n Gr i ft is our Te c ini c al Di r ec t or , vi碈i s i t ed t ie ARMC Fac t or y 2050 i n Siefe l d or gani s ed by t ie Nor t ier n Aut omot i vi碈e Al l i anc e. He s pent t ie afer noon vi碈i ewi ng s ome of t iei r advi碈anc ed manuf ac t ur i ng t ec inol ogi es . Dur i ng t ie vi碈i s i t , ie wi t nes s ed advi碈anc ed r obot i c CNC mac ii ni ng; as s i s t ed as s embl y pr oc es s es and aut omat ed vi碈i s i on i ns pec t i on s ys t ems . T es e t ec inol ogi es ar e s ol vi碈i ng c ial l enges f or l ar ge manuf ac t ur i ng c ompani e s and SME’ s . CNC Robot s T e t our s t ar t ed i n t ie ARMC Fac t or y 2050 mac ii ne s iop. T i s ious es s evi碈er al uuaa r obot s wii c i iavi碈e been modi fed t o per f or m CNC mac ii ni ng oper at i ons . T es e mac ii nes ar e des i gned t o gi vi碈e mor e feei bi l i t y t o t ie mac ii ni ng pr oc es s . T ey al s o gi vi碈e t ie abi l i t y t o mac ii ne l ar ge i t ems t iat woul d not ft i nt o a CNC mac ii ne. Engi neer s i n Fac t or y 2050 ar e wor ai ng on i mpr ovi碈i ng t ie mac ii ni ng ac c ur ac y of CNC r obot s . At t ie pr es ent t i me, t ii s i s t ypi c al l y l ower t ian i n a CNC mac ii ne. T ey ar e t ac al i ng t ii s wi t i i mpr ovi碈ed c ont r ol s ofwar e. Col l abor at i vi碈e Robot s i n As s embl y T er e wer e s evi碈er al eeampl e s of s mal l 7 kag 4kag payl oad c ol l abor at i vi碈e r obot s 7 c obot s t iat as s i s t i n t ie as s embl y pr oc es s es . T es e ar e us ed i n appl i c at i ons wier e t iey c an i mpr ovi碈e ac c ur ac y and c yc l e t i me. Howevi碈er , iuman as s i s t anc e i s s t i l l needed t o c ompl et e t ie as s embl y pr oc es s , due t o t ie s ai l l r equi r ed. Col l abor at i vi碈e Robot s i n I ns pec t i on One demons t r at i on c e l l s iowed iow c obot s c an be us ed wi t i c amer as and l i git i ng, t o movi碈e ar ound a l ar ge as s embl ed pr oduc t and per f or m mul t i pl e vi碈i s i on i ns pec t i on c iec as . T e r obot s t ar t s by fndi ng a dat um poi nt on t ie pr oduc t . I t t ien movi碈e s a r obot i c ar m t ir ougi a s equenc e, t o fnd di fer ent c omponent s t iat r equi r e vi碈i s ual vi碈er i fc at i on. Re- Confgur abl e Siop Fl oor
A r e- c onfgur abl e s iop foor demo s iowed iow c obot s , r obot s and UAVs ar e us ed t o aut omat i c al l y movi碈e c omponent s ar ound a f ac t or y foor . As a r es ul t , c us t om pr oduc t s c an be as s embl ed i n l ow vi碈ol umes . T e abi l i t y t o movi碈e pr oduc t i on mac ii ner y f or l ow quant i t i es of pr oduc t , t o new l oc at i ons qui c al y, i s es s ent i al f or l ow quant i t y, ii gi vi碈al ue and ii gi qual i t y manuf ac t ur i ng pr oc es s es . Gui ded As s embl y Pr oc es s es Fi nal l y, t ie ARMC Fac t or y 2050 wi ng as s embl y c e l l s iowed iow c ompl ee as s embl y pr oc es s es c an be s i mpl i fed, by gui di ng oper at or s t ir ougi eac i wor a pr oc es s . Fi r s t l y, t ie demons t r at or us ed wor a i ns t r uc t i ons pr oj ec t ed ont o t ie pr oduc t i on i t ems . Sec ondl y, Manuf ac t ur i ng Eeec ut i on Sofwar e s e l ec t ed t ie i ns t r uc t i ons t o di s pl ay t ie i t em i n pr oduc t i on. I t al s o c onnec t ed t o e l ec t r i c nut - r unner t ool s , s e l ec t i ng t ie c or r ec t t or que c yc l e f or t ie oper at i on; c ol l ec t i ng dat a and movi碈i ng ont o t ie neet as s embl y pr oc es s .