Development of a computer-aided fixture design system for lightweight grippers in the automotive industry

• The need for dedicated fixtures for flexible manufacturing systems is increasing, as dedicated fixtures are lighter, more compact and, more accurate than flexible fixtures. The main challenges are that parts and processes are more and more complex, which requires designing novel or complex dedicated fixtures, and that, for one given flexible fixture to be replaced, several variants of such dedicated fixtures must be designed to hold a variety of individual parts, without imposing increased costs and delays. The systematic fixture design method and computer-aided design fixture system (CAFDS) developed and applied for the presented industrial case—novel design of lightweight (carbon fibre composite) robot grippers—is a possible approach to address these issues.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Annan maskinteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Other Mechanical Engineering (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

CAFD

computer-aided fixture design

fixture design

dedicated fixtures

grippers

end-of-arm tools

automated assembly

automotive industry

FMS

flexible manufacturing systems

robotic cell

KBE

knowledge-based engineering

concurrent engineering

computer-aided fixture design

CAFD

dedicated fixtures

end-of-arm tools

flexible manufacturing systems

FMS

knowledge-based engineering

lightweight grippers

automotive fixturing

robot grippers

Machine Design

maskinkonstruktion

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