Didactics

Assembly Technologies Seminars

Structured Procedure for BRL-MPL Assembly Planning (3 days):
Assembly often involves in reality a series of manual and automatic procedures which are connected with each other by logistic functions. The assembly process is a planned and organised process which has to follow fixed rules in order to combine a high level of productivity with ergonomic requirements.

Procedure in assembly planning.
Product appraisal
Definition of assembly steps.
Appraisal and optimisation of variants.
Design of the assembly processes.
Development of variants.
Software-aided design exercises using an example on the computer.
Robots, material flow technology and transfer systems.
Technical excursion

Seminar Dates:
BRL-MPL 13-15 May 2003
BRL-MPL 30 September-02 October 2003

Planning of Manual Workplaces BRL-APG (2 days):
Practical examples for designing and equipping the workplace, application of planning aids.

Ergonomic requirements.
Provision of material, tool holding fixtures, lighting, provision of energy and information.
Solutions for manual workplace linkage.
Time analysis according to MTM, presented in application examples.
Seating and standing concept.
Principles of gripping area design.
Electrostatically secure workplace design.
Technical excursion

Seminar Dates:
BRL-APG 03-04 June 2003
BRL-APG 04-05 November 2003

Material Flow in BRL-PLMa Assembly (2 days):
Different production structures are applied depending on the number of product variants, product cycles and different lot sizes. The products are mostly transported on work piece supports.

Comparison of alternative layout concepts.
Overview of procedure in planning.
Key components of a double belt transfer system.
Presentation of planning aids.
Control concepts.
Installation of bus systems.
Technical excursion.

Seminar Dates:
BRL-PLMa 07-08 May 2003
BRL-PLMa 21-22 October 2003

Contact partner:
Walter Bhend
Telephone +41 (0)55 46 46 379
Telefax +41 (0)55 46 46 265
walter.bhend@boschrexroth.ch