Design of robotic facilities for agile automobile manufacturing
Steve Kirk
(Senior Research Fellow, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick,Coventry, UK. Tel: 01203 523687; Fax: 01203 524307)
Enrico Tebaldi
(Post graduate Research Student, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick,Coventry, UK. Tel: 01203 523687; Fax: 01203 524307)
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Abstract
The principles of agile manufacturing are being used to demonstrate the feasibility of customized spaceframe vehicle manufacture using robotic cellular manufacturing. The concepts used are being validated using computer‐aided simulation and a full scale manufacturing cell. Areas of investigation include system design, joining technologies, tooling design and manufacturing control systems.
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Citation
Kirk, S. and Tebaldi, E. (1997), "Design of robotic facilities for agile automobile manufacturing", Industrial Robot, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 72-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/01439919710162728
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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