Introducing Fast Robot Roller Hemming Process in Automotive Industry

As product life cycle becomes less and less every day, having flexible manufacturing processes for any companies seems more demanding. In the assembling of closures, i.e. opening parts in car body, hemming process is the one which needs more attention. This paper focused on the robot roller hemming process and how to reduce its cycle time by introducing a fast roller hemming process. A robot roller hemming process of a tailgate of Saab 93 SportCombi model is investigated as a case study in this paper. By applying task separation, robot coordination, and robot cell configuration principles in the roller hemming process, three alternatives are proposed, developed, and remarkable reduction in cycle times achieved [1].

Authors:

• Babak Saboori
• Behzad Saboori
• Johan S. Carlson
• Rikard Söderberg

Keywords:

• Cell configuration
• cycle time
• robot coordination
• roller hemming.

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