Main organisation:Flanders Make Organisation profile:We support businesses in their digital transformation to become ‘factories for the future’. To satisfy increasing demand for quality, personalised products at the cost price of mass production, and taking into account high wage costs as well as the ageing population in Western Europe, we’re focused on getting smart machines and people to work together. To achieve this, we perform research into flexible assembly units that can cope with multiple product variations.
People continue to play a key role in the modern production environment, but are supported by robots for specific tasks. This interaction is a must for any factory that wants to survive tomorrow and ensure the work continues to be manageable.
more: https://www.flandersmake.be/en/research/flexible-assembly
Keywords:flexible, hybrid workplaces, mass customisation, connected factory, wellbeing of operators, reduce the number of tasks without added value, lean manufacturing, paperless, Industry 4.0
Disciplines:Manufacturing systems, Manufacturing automation, Manufacturing process planning, Computer integrated manufacturing, Robotic systems architectures and programming, Human-centred and life-like robotics, Robotics and automatic control, Robot manipulation and interfaces, Mobile and distributed robotics, Interactive and intelligent systems, Manufacturing processes, methods and technologies, Communications, Communications technology, Multimedia processing, Design theories and methods, Scientific computing, Product development, Computer aided engineering, simulation and design, Numerical modelling and design, Manufacturing management, Logistics and supply chain management, Sensing, estimation and actuating, Physical system modelling, Robot structures, Control systems, robotics and automation, Manufacturing engineering, Aerospace engineering, Mechatronics and robotics, Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
