This reading is informative and explains how different robot
has been adapted to different manufacturing processes as well as the design
strategy of the whole manufacturing process.
We need to understand the fact that each robot has their
pros and cons. It is pretty logical that people would use a more detailed robot
like the 7-axis robots we have in the FabLab, basically a job shop, for our
studies as well as unique product making and use more specific robot to finish
tasks in a much more efficient way for a
flow shop. For example, one would not use the KUKA 7 axis robot to mass produce
pretzels because it would take a lot of steps for the robot arm to make all the
complex moves. However some other machines are designed specifically for
folding pretzels that would take them less than 1 sec to form a good piece of
pretzels.
It is also important to understand the Just-in-time concept that
with the use of robot we need to eliminate waste and non-value-adding
activities. In last assignment, Pinhead, we forgot the importance of
efficiency and time with the use of robot, We could have made the procedure
smoother and in turn saved a lot more time by shortening the distance that the robot (titey) to travel to and from nail holder and the hole that it was about to punch.
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