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Design for automated production.
Design for automated production.
Automated production involves less flexibility than
manual production. The product must be designed in a
way that can be more handled with automation. There
are two automation approaches: flexible robotic assembly
and high speed automated assembly. Considerations with
flexible robotic assembly are: design parts to utilize
standard gripper and avoid gripper / tool change, use
self-locating parts, use simple parts presentation devices,
and avoid the need to secure or clamp parts. Considerations
with high speed automated assembly are: use a minimum
of parts or standard parts for minimum of feeding bowls,
etc., use closed parts (no projections, holes or slots)
to avoid tangling, consider the potential for multi-axis
assembly to speed the assembly cycle time, and use pre-oriented
parts.
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