Virtual Assembly System for Large-Scale Complex Products

Lang, Yue Dong; Yao, Ying Xue; Xia, Pingping; Li, J.G.

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.10-12.444

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“…As large-scale products are usually linked to high investment, the suppliers produce their parts in time to ensure small storage property and a closely linked supply chain. Therefore a perfectly timed supply chain is required in the assembly process [10].…”

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Operational Controlling Method for the Assembly of Large-Scale Products in Timed Assembly Cycles

Reuter

Nuyken

Walendzik

2015

AMM

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This paper presents an approach for the operational controlling of the assembly in timed assembly cycles focussing on large-scale products. In order to handle the assembly of small quantities and long assembly times a controlling method based on predefined actions initiated according to the deviation of four KPIs (key performance indicator) can be implemented. The selected KPIs are missing parts, disturbances, resources and overdue work on the critical path of the assembly process to focus on the early fault detection during the assembly. Therefore the predefined actions in the operational controlling are taskforces, escalation, people shift between stations and overtime.

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Section: Characteristics and Challenges In The Assembly Of Large-scal...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Operational Controlling Method for the Assembly of Large-Scale Products in Timed Assembly Cycles

Reuter

Nuyken

Walendzik

2015

AMM

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“…Up until the 2000s to 2010s, the ability to deploy the 3D product model to the assembly process was limited by software availability [4,5]. More recently, the following enabling factors have been removing these limitations [6] via transforming the engineering bill of materials (eBOM) into the manufacturing bill of materials (mBOM) [7][8][9]: the advent of manufacturing process management (MPM) systems [10], the ability to extract 3D product model data [11][12][13][14][15][16], and the growth in virtual manufacturing knowledge [17,18]. Building on these enabling factors, research has Eng 2024, 5 demonstrated that the 3D product model can be integrated with assembly line balancing via process consumption [19], can be used as the link between the bill of process (BOP) and the bill of materials (BOM) [20,21], and can check the product's configuration for assemblability [22].…”

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Applied Research on Electronic Documentation and 3D Product Model Deployment in Production and Assembly Processes

Kirpes,

Sly,

2023

Eng

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The three-dimensional (3D) product model has become a tool that has transitioned from a legacy instrument, used in design, to an emerging technology applied to production and assembly processes. As this evolution has occurred, the need has developed to understand the value of deploying the 3D product model beyond the design phase. This research answers the question and solves the problem, does electronic documentation inclusive of the 3D product model add to the production workers’ ability to complete the production task? To answer this question, the methods used were that the research team tested how accurately and quickly a production and assembly team could build the product using interactive, electronic documentation, including the 3D product model, as a means to understand the design intent as opposed to printed bills of materials (BOMs) and two-dimensional (2D) paper drawings. The conclusions that can be drawn from this research are that the research found statistically significant improvements in the production throughput time (~10%), reductions in the direct labor hours per unit (~14%), and retained quality levels, when deploying electronic documentation, including the 3D product model, into the production and assembly processes. Through the deployment of the interactive 3D product model electronic documentation to the production floor, the organization also took a step towards creating a digital twin of the produced product and laid a foundation for the further adoption of Industry 4.0 practices. The novelty of the work and the areas where it goes beyond previous efforts in the literature concerns the current body of knowledge that does not demonstrate a repeatable methodology through which industry and other researchers can replicate the experiment on demonstrating economic value when deploying the 3D product model to production and assembly processes. In this paper, the authors aim to build on prior work to demonstrate a repeatable methodology for determining the economic value of 3D product model deployment in production and assembly processes through applied research.

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“…As such feasibility came to fruition, researchers and industry alike have found ways to transform the engineering Bill of Materials into the Manufacturing Bill of Materials [6][7][8]; develop manufacturing process management software [9]; and extract 3D product model data and transfer it to virtual manufacturing and assembly software [10][11][12][13][14][15]. Researchers and industry also advanced this virtual assembly knowledge further, developing tools to automate assembly planning for complex products [16,17].…”

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Value of the 3D Product Model Use in Assembly Processes: Process Planning, Design, and Shop Floor Execution

Kirpes

Sly

2021

ASI

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Organizations can enhance the value of their assembly planning, assembly design, and assembly shop floor execution through the use of the 3D product model. Once a tool targeted at product design, the 3D product model, enabled by current and emerging manufacturing process management technologies, can create additional value for organizations when used in assembly processes. The research survey conducted and described in this paper demonstrates the value organizations have seen in using the 3D product model in the assembly process. The paper also explores the current state of those organizations who have not yet implemented the use of the 3D product model in their assembly processes and the value that they foresee for possible future implementation. The essential findings of this research are the five qualitative areas in which value is derived from using the 3D product model in complex assembly processes and how those value drivers apply across various industries and organization sizes. These results provide a framework for future research to develop quantitative models of the value of the 3D product model use in assembly processes.

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Virtual Assembly System for Large-Scale Complex Products

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Operational Controlling Method for the Assembly of Large-Scale Products in Timed Assembly Cycles

Operational Controlling Method for the Assembly of Large-Scale Products in Timed Assembly Cycles

Applied Research on Electronic Documentation and 3D Product Model Deployment in Production and Assembly Processes

Value of the 3D Product Model Use in Assembly Processes: Process Planning, Design, and Shop Floor Execution

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