New Product Development of a Robotic Soldering Cell Using Lean Manufacturing Methodology

Emanuela Pop (), Emilia Campean, Ion Cristian Braga and Darius Ispas
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Emanuela Pop: Department of Design Engineering and Robotics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Street, No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Emilia Campean: Department of Design Engineering and Robotics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Street, No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ion Cristian Braga: 2Connect Romania SRL, Muncii Blvd., No. 12, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Darius Ispas: Department of Design Engineering and Robotics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Street, No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-32

Abstract: With the advent of manufacturing in Industry 4.0 and consumer demand, there has been a trend of mass customization of products. This customization requirement can only be achieved through the flexibility of manufacturing processes that are tailored to meet the quality standards of customers and the large volume of production in a short time. The increase of the production capacity is achieved through the processes of industrial automation of the manufacture which maintains the increased efficiency for the series production. This study was based on the Design for Six Sigma methodology (DMADV—Define, Measure, Analyze, Design and Verify) in order to determine the soldering process characteristics and how the soldering process can be automatized. When planning the implementation of a collaborative robot in a workstation in the production plant, the following must be taken into account: steps in operations that require the most time for the worker and/or that represent factors of physical and moral overload for him; the use of adequate precision fixing devices, delimitation of work areas, sensors as well as spaces for connecting the workstation to the electrical, hydraulic/pneumatic network and constant cycle time. The proposed solution can improve the productivity of the process by integrating advanced robotics and smart devices into the soldering line.

Keywords: soldering; robotics; Industry 4.0; Six Sigma; automatization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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