Handling and assembly planning

11M2214

Master

German

5.0

only summer term

1 semester

An important target for the competitiveness of companies is to increase productivity. Hardly any further success has been achieved in traditional manufacturing processes. Increasing the efficiency of assembly processes is therefore becoming increasingly important, especially as the share of assembly costs in product manufacturing costs is constantly rising.

In-depth knowledge in the disciplines of handling and assembly technology is therefore required for the development and planning of future assembly systems. This includes theoretical and application-related knowledge of order improvement, feeding and transfer of workpieces and assemblies as well as knowledge of assembly principles and their suitable implementation in assembly workstations and assembly systems depending on specific boundary conditions (e.g. number of items to be assembled).

In-depth knowledge of planning methods is taught for the planning of handling and assembly processes, including system technology. On this basis, assembly systems and workstations can be developed using appropriate planning programs. Assembly sequences are derived, interlinked assembly stations are balanced and layouts of assembly areas with the necessary equipment are designed.

For the constructive design of assembly objects and assemblies, students will be familiar with the rules of component design for handling and assembly.

1. basic terms and correlations -> handling technology, assembly technology, automation, development and manufacturing costs

2. handling technology -> representation of handling sequences, workpiece influences on handling, order states and order methods

3. assembly system technology -> assembly principles, manual workstations, automated assembly, interlinked assembly lines, human-robot collaboration

4. handling and assembly-compatible component design -> measures on product structure - assemblies - individual parts, design principles, reference point systems, variant formation, handling and assembly-related evaluation of components

5. handling and assembly planning -> planning methods, procedures, priority graphs, cycle time determination, balancing, resource planning, ergonomics assessment, planning tools, energy efficiency and CO2 footprint

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment

• Field work / Experimental work

After completing the module, students will be able to differentiate between the basic scientific approaches of industrial handling and assembly technology. They describe handling and assembly processes, their possible device-related realizations up to interlinked assembly lines and can explain them. Students also classify general assembly principles in industrial environments and illustrate the differences from a technical and economic perspective.

After completing the module, students will be able to justify the choice of suitable degrees of automation for solving assembly tasks on the basis of the skills and knowledge they have acquired. In doing so, they integrate appropriate planning programs and thus illustrate the functionality of new assembly scenarios in terms of flexibility, automation and efficiency. They also illustrate their planning results in a scientifically and technically sound manner and conduct discussions with development teams on this basis.

After completing this module, students will be able to analyze assembly objects and assess suitable assembly scenarios. They assess design measures in order to design or modify assemblies and individual parts to suit assembly and automation. When planning assembly processes and assembly systems, students justify the planning methods they use and reflect on their results against the background of existing (standard) solutions.

After completing the module, students will be able to design assembly systems with the necessary components and plan a possible assembly sequence. They will carry out the balancing of interlinked assembly stations and use appropriate planning programs for this purpose. They evaluate assembly objects (components and assemblies) according to handling criteria and design suitable feeding mechanisms.

After completing the module, students understand handling and assembly technology as an essential part of industrial production. They evaluate scientific methods for the systematic planning and design of manual through to highly automated assembly systems. They develop new approaches (including research approaches) for the integrated planning of handling and assembly systems on the basis of specialist literature and their own findings.

• Rokossa, Dirk

• Rokossa, Dirk