Abstract
The design of efficient assembly systems can significantly contribute to the profitability of products and the competitiveness of manufacturing industries. The configuration of a an efficient assembly line can be supported by suitable methodologies and techniques, such as design for manufacture and assembly, assembly sequence planning, assembly line balancing, lean manufacturing and optimization techniques. In this paper, these methods are applied with reference to the industrial case study of the assembly line of a Skycar light aircraft. The assembly process sequence is identified taking into account the analysis of the assembly structure and the required precedence constraints, and diverse techniques are applied to optimize the assembly line performance. Different line configurations are verified through discrete event simulation to assess the potential increase of efficiency and throughput in a digital environment and propose the most suitable configuration of the assembly line.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 236–241 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Procedia CIRP |
| Volume | 41 |
| Early online date | 19 Feb 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | Research and Innovation in Manufacturing: Key Enabling Technologies for the Factories of the Future - 48th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems - Naples, Ischia, Italy Duration: 24 Jun 2015 → 26 Jun 2016 http://www.icme.unina.it/CMS%202015/CMS2015.htm (Link to event details online) |
Keywords
- Assembly;
- Digital factory
- Discrete event simulation
- Process planning
- Design for manufacture and assembly