Industrial Robotics : How to Implement the Right System for Your Plant

by Andrew Glaser

• ISBN13: 9780831133580
• ISBN10: 0831133589
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-09
• Publisher: INDUSTRIAL PRESS

Summary

Identifying a manufacturing process that can be automated is often a daunting task. It requires a team approach to qualifying, validating, and then finally, implementing a program. This book takes you through the best practices for each step, regardless of the application type or the industry segment. It will show you how to achieve the system expectations that were planned for and benchmarked, and it will also help identify the most common pitfalls - all without having to eliminate employees. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Andy Glaser is currently the National Sales Manager for Ellison Technologies Automation (ETA) headquartered in Council Bluffs, IA. He has been involved with the sale and implementation of over 1600 robots in 14 years. Working with ETA, FANUC Robotics America, and FANUC Robotic integrators has provided the knowledge and motivation to develop this text

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xix
Why Automate the Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers (SMMs)?	p. 1
Productivity can Save the Factory	p. 3
Industrial Robots Reduce Labor Costs and Increase Productivity	p. 6
Partnering with your customer and supplier to reduce costs	p. 11
Justifying Robotic Automation	p. 13
The ROI Power of Industrial Robotics	p. 18
Additional Benefits of Implementing Industrial Robotics	p. 29
Applying Present Value Tools to Evaluate the Robot Investment	p. 31
Resources Manufacturers Need to Become
Familiar With	p. 33
Implementing Robotic Automation - Getting Started	p. 37
Robotic Implementation is Always a Team Effort	p. 39
Ingredients of the Robotic System	p. 41
Judging a Good Project from a Bad Project	p. 54
Gather the Right Details	p. 58
Criteria for Arc Welding	p. 58
Criteria for Tending Machines	p. 61
Criteria for Press Tending	p. 64
Criteria for Palletizing/De-Palletizing Data	p. 65
Criteria for Material Removal	p. 66
Constants and Variables of a Robot System	p. 68
Robotics and Risk	p. 71
Risk and Cost	p. 77
Hidden Risk	p. 91
Risk of Your Own Managers and Personnel	p. 94
Managing What You Control	p. 96
Risk of Technology	p. 97
Setting Expectations for Success	p. 103
Tools for Validating the Robotic Process	p. 107
Proof of Concept Case Studies	p. 125
Writing the Right Specifications	p. 135
Defining Elements of the Scope of Work	p. 138
Scope of Work Example - Robotic Finishing Cylinder Head Line Case Study	p. 142
Scope of Work Example - Robotic Press Tending Case Study	p. 156
Lean Manufacturing With Robotics for Low Volume, Small Batch Runs	p. 167
Man vs. Machine	p. 171
Changeover for Small Batches	p. 176
Suggestions for the Design of a Robotic Work-Cell	p. 181
Automating the machining process - Case Study	p. 184
Automating the welding process for small batch runs	p. 195
Automating the material removal process for small batch runs	p. 203
Automating small batch runs for press tending and palletizing	p. 208
Automating the palletizing process for small batch runs	p. 215
Tools for small batch and high changeover production	p. 220
Lean Manufacturing with Robotics for High Volume, Large Batch Runs	p. 229
Robotic Machine Tending for High Production	p. 231
Running Lights Out	p. 237
Job Shop vs. OEM	p. 242
Robotic Cellular Manufacturing	p. 244
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