Kuka Systems Gmbh

Paul Thorwarth

An automatic manufacturing station () and a manufacturing process for workpieces (), in particular for vehicle body parts, has a manufacturing area () with a plurality of program-controlled manufacturing robots (). The workpieces () are externally fed to the manufacturing station () on production load carriers (). The manufacturing station () also has a plurality of work stations (). A station-bound transport device () transports the production load carriers () within the manufacturing station ().

Manufacturing station and manufacturing process

A manufacturing station and a manufacturing process for workpieces, in particular car body parts. The manufacturing station includes a processing area having a working point and a processing apparatus. A security partition surrounds the processing area and has a secure access point for workpiece transport. The manufacturing station further includes an automatic loading apparatus with loading robots. The loading apparatus loads and unloads workpieces onto and off a conveyor and transports the workpieces into and out of the processing area. The automatic and multifunctional loading apparatus is arranged, together with a workpiece support, inside the security partition, wherein the workpiece support is arranged within the working area of the loading robots. A loading robot provides workpieces and carries out a setting-up procedure.

An automatic manufacturing device for vehicle body parts includes at least one program-controlled manufacturing means and a processing zone (configured to sequentially receive at least two different load accepting means. A detection device detects a type designation of one of the load accepting means, and a control device ascertains the type of the load accepting means on the basis of the detected type designation. The control device then and selects and executes a control program for the manufacturing means on the basis of the ascertained type.

Manufacturing device, manufacturing plant and method

A manufacturing plant () includes a plurality of mutually uniform modular manufacturing stations () which are arranged in a station matrix () and are interlinked for conveying by a conveyor device () and a path network (). The manufacturing stations () are modular and include a plurality of integrated manufacturing cells () and each has its own process area ().

Manufacturing station, manufacturing plant and method

A production plant for vehicle body components includes a production area with a plurality of automatic program-controlled production devices and a provision for workpieces. The production plant further includes a provision for various application-specific tools and a conveying device that flexibly connects the production devices to one another and to the external provisions.

Production plant, production device and production method

A manufacturing plant (), for workpieces (), includes a plurality of manufacturing stations (to) and a conveying system () for conveying the workpieces within the manufacturing plant () and between the manufacturing stations (to). Mobile automatic conveying devices () travel on a conveying path network () of a plurality of interlinked conveying paths () intersecting each other. The conveying paths () are connected to a plurality of manufacturing stations (to) arranged in a station matrix ().

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Augsburg, Germany

Paul Thorwarth