Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
Assembly Automation
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Expertise
We have gained a wealth of experience in planning and implementing industrial assembly systems and obtained results from numerous research projects on assembly automation with robot systems. We develop for you and in collaboration with you, fully-automated or partially-automated solutions tailored to your assembly requirements.
Services
- Identification of technically- and economically-feasible automation potentials in your assembly
- Development of innovative assembly processes and corresponding tools and systems for your assembly tasks
- Process assurance by means of feasibility studies in our optimally-equipped assembly laboratory
- Design of partially- and fully-automated assembly lines for your products, taking your specific general requirements into account
- Development of software solutions for controlling assembly processes and analyzing the necessary sensor data
Technologies and innovations
- Sensor-controlled joining processes using force-torque sensors and 2D and 3D cameras
- Safety concepts and interaction concepts for assistive robots to enable human-robot collaboration
- Programming methods and user interfaces for intuitively programming assembly tasks
- Assembly of flexible components
Advantages
- Lower costs through automation
- Reproducible high quality
- Increased manufacturing capacity
- Enhanced ergonomics through reduction of physical stress on workers
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Assistive robot for riveting operations
Vollautomatische Applikation von selbstklebenden Türdichtungen mit Roboter
Konzeptstudie zur Mensch-Roboter-Kooperation zur Applikation einer selbstklebenden Türdichtung
Sichere Mensch-Roboter-Kooperation in der Montage
SMErobotics Trailer Video
Nieten, schrauben, klipsen: Viele Anwendungen. Eine Lösung.
INSITU – Intuitive und sichere Bedienung und Steuerung von Roboterassistenten