Methodology for reconfigurable fixture architecture design

Bejlegaard, Mads; ElMaraghy, Waguih; Brunoe, Thomas Ditlev; Andersen, Ann-Louise; Nielsen, Kjeld

doi:10.1016/j.cirpj.2018.05.001

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“…One of the main challenges related to that is the effort in promptly updating the information when the system needs to be reconfigured. To ensure the adequate design of products, products should be classified based on either their morphological or technological features, clustering techniques or visual inspection can be used to this end [36]. Bill-of-Materials trees and a tree dissimilarity measure can be used to allow matching integer programming model to address commonality of products and form product families [37].…”

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“…Based on company-specific data and following an iterative (and collaborative) approach, the relationship between the manufacturing system and its respective products can be studied and integrated product-process (object-oriented/functional) modelling can be achieved [40,41]. The use of tools such as axiomatic design tech-niques and function-means formalism allow for achieving maximum possible decoupling of functional requirements based on existing functional requirements and the future functional requirements in order to enable a minimum of functional change when changes occur [36]. In this step, the definition of production platforms, i.e.…”

Section: Towards a Design Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To define such platforms, a classification scheme of manufacturing systems [42] and functional modeling [40] are appropriate tools. Decisions on manufacturing modules and granularity level can be made using tools such as Design Structuring Matrix and Cladistics [36,43]. Finally, the definition of KPIs and the use of visualization tools allow for evaluating different design concepts [35].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The concept of the Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) was introduced for the first time almost 20 years ago as a new manufacturing system concept with functionality and capacity being dynamically changeable through modularity, integrability, diagnosability, and customization. Since its introduction, the RMS concept has been extensively researched from various perspectives and new trends are today increasing its relevance. This research revisits the current status of both RMS research -in terms of research domains and trends -and RMS practice -in terms of potentialities and limitations towards broad industry application. Based on this, a design methodology in four steps is proposed and, to ensure its industry-applicability, the existence or lack of tools for each step is summarized as a basis for future research developments.

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“…• Development of new methodologies and tools to model and design flexible and reconfigurable production systems [29], control systems, automation systems [36], machines and fixtures [37].…”

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The Italian Flagship Project: Factories of the Future

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This chapter deals with the central role of manufacturing in developed and developing countries, assessing how relevant it is from economic and social perspectives. The current international and Italian manufacturing contexts are analysed by highlighting the main criticalities and the impact of relevant global megatrends. Then, the main ongoing industrial research initiatives are presented both at international and Italian level. Based on the elaboration of current context and research initiatives, the Italian Flagship Project Factories of the Future defined five research priorities for the future of the manufacturing industry. Based on these priorities, the flagship project funded a total of 18 small-sized research projects after a competition based on calls for proposals. The results of the funded research projects are analysed in terms of scientific and industrial results, while providing references for more detailed descriptions in the specific chapters. 1.1 The Importance of Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing industry plays a central role in the economy of developed countries for the generation of wealth, jobs and a growing quality of life. Beyond being a sector capable of directly producing wealth and employment, manufacturing industry is a fundamental pillar of the whole economy. In 2016 the value added of manufacturing represented 15.6% and 14.3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at world and European Union level, respectively. A relevant number of persons are directly

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“…RMTs are modular machine structures designed for customised production capacity for a specific part family, thus improving the functionality of the RMS (Xu et al 2017). While modular reconfigurable fixtures are designed, for holding specific part family, which help in the capacity adjustment of the production system for specific product family (Bejlegaard et al 2018).…”

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Reconfigurability improvement in Industry 4.0: a hybrid genetic algorithm-based heuristic approach for a co-generation of setup and process plans in a reconfigurable environment

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Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) are designed for adjustable production capabilities to cope with the fluctuating market demand. This adjustable capability and customised flexibility are offered by the modular Reconfigurable Machine Tools (RMTs), considered as the key component of an RMS. The main objective of this work is to develop a new approach to jointly consider the setup and process plan constraints. Indeed, based on the relationships between the operations to perform, a integrated setup and process plan is generated, minimising the total cost, including cost of processing, tolerance, setup change and tool module. The proposed new hybrid genetic algorithm-based approach is conducted in two stages. In the first stage, a heuristic is developed for the generation of setups and the assignments of fixtures to each set of operations. While in the second stage, a genetic algorithm is proposed to determine the best process plan to associate with the generated setup plan, under the economic cost consideration. A numerical experiment is performed to show the applicability and the efficiency of the developed approach. A test results highlight the economic gain of the simultaneous consideration of setup and process planning.

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Methodology for reconfigurable fixture architecture design

Cited by 42 publications

References 40 publications

Towards an Industry-Applicable Design Methodology for Developing Reconfigurable Manufacturing

Towards an Industry-Applicable Design Methodology for Developing Reconfigurable Manufacturing

The Italian Flagship Project: Factories of the Future

Reconfigurability improvement in Industry 4.0: a hybrid genetic algorithm-based heuristic approach for a co-generation of setup and process plans in a reconfigurable environment

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