• TECHNOLOGIES

    ANALYSIS OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS WITH USE OF SIMULATION SOFTWARE

    Machines. Technologies. Materials., Vol. 11 (2017), Issue 11, pg(s) 533-536

    Knowledge gained from the Digital factory field needs to be expanded and further disseminated. The use of the Digital factory concept is mainly in laboratory conditions. It is essential for new knowledge to be made it more accessible for further experiments and for acquiring new knowledge for faster and easier deployment. The visualization of machines, devices, and entire manufacturing systems allows for almost faultless design of such systems. It is an expense saving and time-efficient solution. The article represents an experiment aimed at exploring simulation methods used in design and development of production systems by use of simulation digital tool. Comparison of the results obtained by examining the simulation model and real model will be made for acquisition of deviation between virtual model and real model. The task of optimization is, in this case, to create an optimal timetable for individual production lines by increasing flexibility and lowering costs, with prediction that the conditions are met and all orders will be made on time, minimize downtime, reduce production of waste and consider the efficient use of electricity.

  • BUSINESS & “INDUSTRY 4.0”

    INFLUENCE OF SELECTED ATTRIBUTES IN ASSEMBL SYSTEMS PLANNING ITH USE OF SIMULATION SOFTWARE

    Industry 4.0, Vol. 2 (2017), Issue 5, pg(s) 232-235

    At present, there is an increasing emphasis on planning production and assembly systems. In the planning phase, it is important to eliminate as much as possible, ideally all deficiencies and errors of the intended system. Simulation software helps to find shortcomings in production or assembly systems. Using simulation, we can analyze individual parts of production systems in a virtual environment before they are implemented. This all leads to cost savings in the implementation of production systems. The article deals with simulation of production systems and their planning. The case study will illustrate the simulation process in choosing the right manufacturing system.

  • DOMINANT TECHNOLOGIES IN “INDUSTRY 4.0”

    REACHABILITY PLANNING OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOT IN CONCEPT OF DIGITAL FACTORY

    Industry 4.0, Vol. 2 (2017), Issue 4, pg(s) 165-168

    One of the factors that influence the production and assembly systems based on robotic cooperation is the reachability of the required locations as well as the design of the robotic arm paths without the need for initial testing at a real workplace, which could lead to damage of some parts in the workplace. The resulting robot paths must be collision-free, they cannot correlate with other elements of the automated workplace, they should also follow the set production cycle. The trajectory time described by the industrial robot end effector influences the overall production cycle time. For this reason, it is necessary to create a trajectory which represents the shortest path described by the industrial robot. The design of the end effector path of an industrial robot must in general meet many criteria, either in terms of tact or safety. By simulating multiple path trajectory variants in the digital environment, it is possible to select the ideal trajectory of motion of the industrial robot depending on the layout of individual elements of the production or assembly system and the elimination of collisions. When designing a robotic workstation, the main parameters of the industrial robot are range and load capacity. By implementing CAD data and customer requirements into the digital environment of the selected software, we can verify the data and choose the most appropriate solution. The main benefits of industrial robot application and the use of available software to efficiently design a robotic system include benefits such as shorter production times and associated higher productivity, labor cost savings and wage costs reduction, robots are used in other applications after the end of the production cycle of the original product, thereby achieving savings in investment costs.

  • TECHNOLOGICAL BASIS OF “INDUSTRY 4.0”

    IMPACT OF COMPUTER AIDED ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGIES AND SIMULATION IN PRODUCTION PLANNING

    Industry 4.0, Vol. 2 (2017), Issue 1, pg(s) 9-12

    Planning and simulation in assembly processes and whole production systems by computer aided systems is currently an advantage of big major companies. However, computer aided technologies in field of planning and simulation of production systems and assembly systems are future of every one company if they want to remain competitive. Computer aided systems in assembly and simulation of production processes help to save time thus financial resources needed for planning and optimization of every production systems and sub-systems. This kind of computer aided systems are helping to eliminate errors in production processes and assembly systems before they can happen in reality. This paper deals with possibilities of improvement in production process planning by use of appropriate software. In this case we will use Tecnomatix Plant Simulation by SIEMENS company which. Use of this software is aimed for planning and optimizing of production systems with high level of complexity.