The Challenge – Robotic Work Cell
Client: Appliance Manufacturer
Objective: Design a robotic work cell
The owner of an automation company was challenged by a leading appliance manufacturer with a project to automate the assembly of a new oven design. In addition, the assembly process involved part picking, welding, verification/inspection, and assembly of the components onto the chassis of the next-generation residential oven. The client needed to engage a reliable partner to develop the design of a robotic work cell assembly system so that they could generate the revenue associated with the fabrication, assembly, controls, and installation of the production line.
- The client did not have the team expertise/capacity to deliver a project of this scale within the schedule needed by the end client.
- Project kick-off started after the New Year, and the complete engineering documentation set needed to be released to manufacturing within 16 weeks.
- Thirteen (13) robotic work cells, including vision systems, needed to be designed and detailed for fabrication.
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Robotic Work Cell Project Results
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Our team included a Project Manager, a liaison between management teams, and Lead Project Engineers who coordinated the design/detailing effort over around-the-clock shifts to compress the delivery schedule.
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