Packing line development for ABB Drives production
Sullström, Aleksi (2022)
Kandidaatintyö
2022
School of Energy Systems, Konetekniikka
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022120970216
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022120970216
Tiivistelmä
Production engineering is a success factor of modern industry manufacturing. In this thesis the focus will be on designing a packing solution for ABB Drives factory in Pitäjänmäki. There will be a analysis in to modern production methods and tools. The methods focus on the lean methodology which was introduced to production by Toyota and made world known trough the “Toyota way”. The thesis will introduce automation methods such as robotic arms, AGV (automated guided vehicle) and automatic storage.
After the deep dive into production and automation tools the studied information will be used to break apart the case study into more sizable problems that can be analyzed. This will help with the final design for the packing solution that will be proposed at the end.
The results of the study conclude that modern production tools and methods are a key element to effective production, altough the application varies depending on the type of product and the capacity required. In ABB case the high amount of product variation in packing stage results in a compromise solution between automation and manual operations. Part of the process has such high variation that it would be too risky and complicated to automate thus it is best suited to manual labour. However, by using lean it is possible to select areas where automation can be used to make the process more efficient. These results balanced the work environment of humans and machines to maximize redundancy and output.
After the deep dive into production and automation tools the studied information will be used to break apart the case study into more sizable problems that can be analyzed. This will help with the final design for the packing solution that will be proposed at the end.
The results of the study conclude that modern production tools and methods are a key element to effective production, altough the application varies depending on the type of product and the capacity required. In ABB case the high amount of product variation in packing stage results in a compromise solution between automation and manual operations. Part of the process has such high variation that it would be too risky and complicated to automate thus it is best suited to manual labour. However, by using lean it is possible to select areas where automation can be used to make the process more efficient. These results balanced the work environment of humans and machines to maximize redundancy and output.