Operation with a Smart Manufacturing System

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present basic hardware components of a flexible assembly system (FAS) and discuss it characteristics, classify the systems and describe a real application. The FAS-200 system offers professional training according to the industrial reality, simulating a real assembly process and including different technologies from Industry 4.0. This system consists of an automated flexible assembly cell with five different stages: assembly, handling, quality inspection, transfer and warehouse. The FAS-200 system is the ideal answer to research and training in industrial automation. It is fully modular and flexible equipment and in keeping with industrial reality. The technologies included in its different assembly modules, as well as the assembly process with several variants, allow the user to develop the professional skills required by modern automated industry. Index Terms — Flexible manufacturing systems, Flexible assembly systems, Intelligent manufacturing systems.