FLEXFACTORY: AN ASSEMBLY PROCESS BASED CONCEPT FOR FLEXIBLY AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS

Vos, Jeroen A.W.M.; Storm, Ton; Tichem, Marcel; Kals, H.J.J.

Flexible Automation and Integrated Manufacturing 1999

ISBN Imprimer: 978-1-56700-133-4

FLEXFACTORY: AN ASSEMBLY PROCESS BASED CONCEPT FOR FLEXIBLY AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS

Jeroen A.W.M. Vos Laboratory for Production Engineering and Industrial Organisation Delft University of Technology Landbergstraat 3 NL-2628 CE DELFT The Netherlands

Ton Storm Laboratory for Production Engineering and Industrial Organisation Delft University of Technology Landbergstraat 3 NL-2628 CE DELFT The Netherlands

Marcel Tichem Laboratory for Production Engineering and Industrial Organisation Delft University of Technology Landbergstraat 3 NL-2628 CE DELFT The Netherlands

H.J.J. Kals Laboratory for Production Engineering and Industrial Organization Department of Design, Construction and Production The Delft University of Technology Landbergstraat 3, 2628 CE Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Résumé

This paper describes a concept for development of flexible assembly systems (FAS's). Analysis of the state-of-the-art in FAS's shows three obstructions to industrial use of FAS's: (1) they do not suit the manufacturer's needs, (2) solutions lack flexibility and (3) strategic investment aspects are not considered.

The described concept enables development of manufacturer specific solutions. The concept is strongly assembly process based. It is divided into two parts: development of an assembly process based toolkit and configuration of a product assortment based FAS out of the toolkit.

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