Modern Robot Integrated Manufacturing Cell According to the Needs of Industry 4.0

Abstract

The continuous need to develop Industry 4.0 branches has led to a position, where highly sophisticated and multi-layer smart robotic systems are conducting the way in future manufacturing. This study aims to build a connectivity and system intelligent layer on top of a Co-bot integrated CNC-based Manufacturing cell. The connectivity layer is used to bypass all the data from machines to the upper intelligent layer vice versa. When raw data is arriving in the intelligent layer it is converted to information and again to knowledge for reflection back to the cell. Machine to Machine Communication and Digital Twin process for optimization is used for data conversions. This study is a down-scale example of the CPS for further development of existing robot cells.

AI Functionalities in Cobot-Based Manufacturing for Performance Improvement in Quality Control Application

“…European manufacturing is represented by 98% of SMEs which mainly produce high-mix low-volume products [2], where the speed of retune and flexibility between different positions in production is essential. It is reasonable to implement and adapt parts of I4.0 [3] branches such as Internet of Things (IoT), Adaptive grippers [5], System Simulation, and Integrated Manufacturing [4]. A previous study was conducted by the authors of this article to develop a methodology to reconfigure an existing RC into a quality control system for SME production [6].…”