![]() The aerospace industry is using robotic systems to measure mating contours to automatically calculate and create the necessary shims to ensure the seamless assembly of the two components. While the robots are not fully assembling themselves, the level of sophistication and intelligence in the process is truly a major achievement.Īdvanced OEMs are creating similar semi-intelligent solutions powered by an array of sensors with the ability to harness the acquired data more effectively than ever. Raw material arrives at the receiving bay, and finished, assembled and boxed product ship out the same bay. At FANUC’s robotics factory in Japan, robots are actually assembling their own motors in a lights out facility. Seemingly farfetched, does this notion bring to mind a science fiction movie where robots are building more robots? In truth, smart manufacturing technology is developing extremely rapidly. A supply model where the end customer places an order, the factory immediately begins the manufacturing process to fulfill that request, the end product then ships directly to that customer and, of course, is delivered via a large drone launched out the top of an Amazon electric van. ![]() ![]() This basic driving force behind manufacturing has now transformed into the Industry 4.0 concept of the ultimate flexible manufacturing line. The Holy Grail of manufacturing today is to produce parts with absolutely no quality defects, zero scrap rate, and no time required for changeover to new product builds when required. ![]()
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