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Hedlund, Markus. "Eye tracking technology for Automation Industry." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-182145.
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This master thesis is done at CrossControl, a company in the automation industry. A literature review was done covering state of the art technology of eye-tracking and gaze control and how it can be used in the automation industry. One purpose with the study was to indentify features important for an eye-tracker in automation applications. Findings suggests that there are no standard methods for measuring the performance of trackers and further that performance in regard to gaze control is limited by physiology of the eye rather than limitations of the devices. The differences between trackers are found in robustness when it comes to differences in people or conditions in the environment. A prototype was made for demonstration. The prototype was built on equipment used in the industry combined with an eye-tracker from Tobii. A library, where coordinates from the eye-tracker were used to indicate what object in the interface was gazed upon, was implemented and used to demonstrate concepts such as buttons outside the screen activated by gaze.
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Hudman, Frederick Mark. "Aspects of automation in the shoe industry." Thesis, University of Hull, 1997. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:4991.
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The shoe manufacturing industry has undergone a revolution during the last 50 years, due to the introduction of task specific machinery. Great technological strides have been made in the areas of shoe manufacture prior to actual component assembly. Computer systems are now becoming the norm for the design of shoes for today's market place. Technological innovations have also started to be applied in the assembly and construction processes of modern shoes. Computer controlled cutting machines calculate the optimum usage of leather from any given hide, new machines allow decorative stitch patterns to be associated with a given shape and size of component and automatically stitched on to the presented workpiece. However the majority of assembly operations have remained predominantly manual with technology playing a secondary role to the human operator due to complexities either in manipulation, control or sensing. In these machines electronic and mechanical innovations have been used to add new features to often simple machines and in some cases to simplify some of the more complex operations, thus increasing productivity but reducing the required dexterity and knowledge of an operator. Modern preferences in industry are to utilise fully automated machines, that are as operator independent as possible, thus improving quality, consistency and production speed whilst at the same time reducing production costs.Due to the nature of the shoe manufacturing industry and the complex operations that have to be performed in order to construct a shoe, machinery manufacturers who have ventured into this field of automation have generally struggled to gain acceptance from the shoe makers as the machinery is generally complex and slow in operation. This together with the fact that a large proportion of the world's main footwear production is centred in the far east, with their correspondingly low labour costs, has held back the automation of the shoe manufacturing industry.This thesis examines a selection of operations encountered in the construction of a typical shoe. These include operations for processing single flat component parts as well as more complex three-dimensional operations encountered when lasting and soling a shoe. The aim of the research was to develop an understanding of processes encountered in specific areas within the shoe manufacturing industry in order to identify areas where further advances in automation could be achieved. This understanding has been applied to produce proposals and in some cases hardware, to allow for the development of working systems.
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Carvalho, Ruy de Quadros. "Programmable automation and employment practices in Brazilian industry." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357248.
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This thesis examines the labour implications of the diffusion of programmable automation (microelectronics-based automation) in Brazilian industry. The objective of the thesis is to investigate whether the new technology is contributing to the superseding of TayloristlFordist forms of work organisation and to the emergence of new employment practices. A hypothesis is formulated, in Part One, which takes into account the predominant view in the literature addressing the specific role of the new technology in the transformation of work. The core of the hypothesis is that, in the branches of manufacturing industry which are adopting programmable automation, labour utilisation and work organisation tend to converge towards a pattern which was inaugurated by highly automated, continuous-flow process industries. Hence it is called the convergence hypothesis, in this thesis. To test the pertinence of the convergence hypothesis for the case of Brazilian industry is the major undertaking of the thesis. The research strategy adopted is to examine and compare the two poles of the hypothesis. Thus, two sectoral studies are carried out: one, in the Brazilian car industry, and the other, in the Brazilian petrochemical industry. The main sources are primary data collected in car and petrochemical firms and statistics produced by the Brazilian government. Part Two of the thesis presents the findings of research, as well as the lessons drawn from the case studies. The main conclusion of the thesis is that convergence has not occurred in the Brazilian case. In Brazil, the diffusion of programmable automation has been associated with the continuation of major intersectoral differences in the use of labour. Given the selectivity of the diffusion of programmable automation in the car industry, firms continue to rely heavily on the work of semi-skilled workers and Fordist work organisation is still the predominant paradigm. This research shows the reproduction of the gap between a small group of skilled workers and a majority of semi-skilled workers. As regards wages, careers and labour turnover policies, car companies have blended the introduction of new policies with the continuation of some of the "old style" policies. This situation is contrasted with that found in the petrochemical industry, which is based on a type of technology which entails a less pronounced division of labour. There, a high level of automation implies that the bulk of employment is indirect. This research found a more homogeneous workforce in the petrochemical industry: the majority of workers are skilled and possess a high educational background, by Brazilian standards. However, managements' concern with control of labour continues to mark their choices of work organisation, job design and industrial relations, in both industrial sectors. This is in conflict with managements' declared interest in promoting workers' involvement with the innovation and quality related objectives of firms. Such contradictory practices, as much as selective automation, are part of a defensive modernisation, which is the ad hoc way in which most of the firms studied reacted to the new challenges, under worsening economic crisis.
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Kan, Yen-sam Sammy. "The reality of the paperless construction project." Thesis, Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36789239.
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Brönmark, Jonas, and Mikaela Åkerlind. "Supporting Communication and Collaboration in the Process Automation Industry." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-47722.
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This thesis shows new domains for social media applications. More specifically, it explores how communication and collaboration can be supported in the process automation industry.´A concept demonstrator was implemented using the Sencha Touch framework. The prototype is based on several identified use cases, and has been tested and evaluated with end users.The design and functionality is inspired from social media applications such as Facebook and Stack Overow. These kinds of popular social media platforms have developed an intuitive way of structuring and grouping information. This report shows that these information structures are indeed applicable in non traditional domains, such as the process automation industry.The concept answers to identified problem scenarios, e.g., communicating information between shifts and support of handling alarms. It also approaches personalization in order to support users focus and interest.
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Ward, P. T. "Visual inspection, its automation and application in the textile industry." Thesis, De Montfort University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/10675.
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Abboud, Nicolas Walid. "Automation of the parking industry : a strategic and managerial overview." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37742.
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Lima, M. F. de A. G. de. "Automatic handling of knitted outwear garments." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.383907.
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Broadhurst, Simon John. "Non-man-entry sewer renovation robot characteristics." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2000. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19398/.
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The reported work lies in the area of automation in the construction industry, and involves multi-disciplinary engineering studies. In particular, sewer renovation methods, computer vision (CV) and robotics are all included. More specifically, the key objective of the research programme was to investigate the characteristics of retrofit components suited to mounting on an industrial / proprietary sewer tractor. The overall aim was the provision of a non-man-entry (NME) sewer renovation robot to undertake reconnection of lateral junctions, following a cured-in-place (CIP) relining process. The programme primarily involved theoretical studies of the requisite sensory and kinematic components, incorporation of a novel computer vision sensing system and production of a chainage measurement system and robotic drill task arm. The theory was supported by laboratory testing using a modified proprietary tractor, with emphasis placed on promoting applications of information technology driven systems (i.e. CV) to construction-industry tasks within hazardous environments involving significant health issues. The use of such techniques in the construction industry is rare. Chapter 1 reviews the context and history of sewer maintenance/dereliction in the UK. NME sewers are the most common type and are, by definition, difficult to maintain. Renovation, typically employing CIP liners, is therefore a cost-effective alternative to replacement. Lateral connections are, inevitably, blocked off during the relining process; it is suggested that application of a robust robotic system to the task of reconnecting them is novel and offers clear potential within such a hazardous environment. Chapters 2 and 3 develop the underlying theoretical models of the CV and kinematic systems respectively. The novel CV work (provided by third party specialists employing the TINA CV research environment) was incorporated by the author to provide detection and classification of lateral junctions, crucially noting the particular properties of direct and reflected illumination. Classification aspects include estimation of lateral/NME intersection angle and closure-to-target distance from the robot. The author proposes a separate procedure for estimating lateral diameter. A chainage measurement system, using a rotary encoder and inclinometer, was developed to determine invert path distance travelled. This allows for the inevitable wander and thereby gives the system robustness. The novel application of GRASP (a robotic modelling and simulation design tool) to NME environments, provided the ability to model arm designs without the need for the production of more than one expensive physical prototype. A mathematical solution for determining the requisite arm kinematics is presented. Chapter 4 details the hardware requirements of the robotic system components, whilst Chapters 5 and 6 present the laboratory evaluation results for the kinematic and CV systems respectively. The abilities of the CV system qualitatively to detect laterals under reflected illumination, and to provide quantitative classification data, are demonstrated. The chainage measurement system is assessed under a variety of initialisation conditions to determine suitability to task, and the ability of the robotic arm to physically simulate lateral reconnection is investigated. Chapter 7 discusses the specification for an industrially-applicable prototype, based on the findings herein. Appropriate comparisons with the pre-prototype system are made, including cost. Finally, Chapter 8 draws conclusions and makes suggestions for further work. Supporting documentation is provided in Chapter 9 and the Appendices.
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Pillay, Prabshan. "Factors which affect the levels of automation in an automotive final assembly plant." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1019800.
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In the global automotive industry there is a drive toward integration of autonomous and human operated equipment. Monfared and Yang (2006:546) suggest that this dynamic requirement could be met with elements to be investigated in a research paper. Current investigations show a gap in management not having a guideline which can be used to help decide between automation versus human capital in the planning of new production facilities in the automotive assembly plant. (Skjerve and Skraaning, 2004:3). The purpose of this research is to determine what factors affect this decision-making process. In order to carry out this research, an in-depth literature review was conducted using various sources. The sources included, but were not limited to, interviews at assembly plants, the Nelson Mandela Metro University library, various e-journals and the internet. The literature review led to the finding of the factors which affect Levels of Automation (LOA) and to the development of the research instrument which was used to measure the impact of those factors. The results of fifty-two (52) respondents were then analysed and used as evidence to support the three hypotheses proposed. As a result of completing the above procedure the following hypotheses were supported. The greater the level of technology and the lower the skills of employees the greater the level of automation in an automotive assembly plant to be used. The greater the complexity of the assembly processes the lower the level of automation in an automotive assembly plant to be used. The higher the flexibility the greater the level of automation in an automotive assembly plant to be used. This means that managers and supervisors of assembly plants should consider the level of technology and skills of employees, flexibility and complexity during the design stages of an automotive assembly line as these factors will affect profitability by reducing waste, improve quality as well as allow for flexibility in customer demand in terms of volumes and product variance.
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Grodal, Evert Olaus. "Designing primary hydrocarbon production separation systems : a mathematical programming formulation." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/12084.
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Braga, Robert. "The design of an automated creeling machine for the carpet industry." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17966.
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Kenniston, Jody Lynn. "Current issues surrounding the quality of construction documents." Link to electronic thesis, 2003. http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-0429103-112144.
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Wintzell, Samuel, and Lucas Lovén. "Utmaningar vid robotautomation inom tung industri." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-415366.
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There are many challenges when automating industrial processes. Successful automation projects can lead to several benefits such as lower manufacturing costs, improved quality and reduced lead times. The purpose of this study is to identify the biggest challenges when automating processes within heavy industry and then, find ways to solve these. The study has an abductive approach, where focus has shifted between literature and empirical data. Empirical data has been gathered through a case study. The case study is carried out at a company that operates within heavy industry. It’s a pre-study before an automation project. The case study has followed methods presented in literature. Challenges that proved most difficult during automation within heavy industry were: Adapting a product for automatic manufacturing and product variations. The conclusion drawn from the results and experiences during the case study, is that the most comprehensive solution to these challenges is continuous improvements of products and processes.
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White, Elizabeth. "Development of an automated analysis system for dyebath reuse." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/8699.
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Poblacion, Salvatierra Itxaso. "Simulation software for automation industry : Factory I/O and KUKASim software." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för elektronik, matematik och naturvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27271.
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This thesis has two aims, both related with simulation programs. The first one is to analyze the viability of using Factory I/O as a tool at the University of Gävle for teaching and understanding the PLCs and the ladder programing. The second one is do a 3D model of the robotics laboratory to use it with the KUKASim and after that find a method to transfer code from KUKASim to the actual robots.Factory I/O has been install and use with a Siemens PLC, which was programed in Siemens TIA Portal. The evaluation of the software as a teaching tool has been done according to a supposition of how much time could it take to an average bachelor degree student in automation to create a functional project. In order to determine that, a demo has been done, which consist on a process in where a box enters by a conveyor. There are two ruts for the box to exit, straight or to the left, and the direction is choose by moving a switcher in the PLC. After analyzing finishing the demo, it has been determinate that it could take around 4 hours to complete a functional project.For the KUKASim part, KUKASim was already installed. However, during the development of this project it was updated from 2.2 to 3.0.4 which caused a minor issues; the SketchUp model could not be imported to 2.2 version and by the time that the upgrade was made the 3D environment of the robotic laboratory was already made in KUKASim.On the other hand, the Office Lite software was needed to be installed in order to transfer the code from KUKASim to the real robots, but due to some license issues, the installation was done at the end period of the project. The connection of both software was not possible to make, still, during the time that Office Lite was not available, an alternative method to transfer the code was found. The program files were download from KUKASim and transfer to the robot with WorkVisual.The conclusion of the thesis is that Factory I/O could be used as a learning and teaching tool because is an easy program to work with. All the same, KUKASim is a multifunctional software, which has make it possible to achieve both of the purposes for corresponding part of the project.
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Leander, Björn. "Access Control for Secure Industry 4.0 Industrial Automation and Control Systems." Licentiate thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-50734.
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A significant part of our daily lives is dependent on the continuous operation of Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). They are used to control the processes of delivering electricity and clean water to our households, to run and supervise manufacturing industries that produce things we use every day. Therefore, undisturbed, safe and secure operation of IACS are highly important for us all. A malfunctioning IACS may cause damage to the environment, stop production of goods or disrupt essential infrastructure. The ongoing transformations related to the Industry 4.0 paradigm is having a great impact on IACS, forcing a shift from a rigid, hard-wired system architecture towards a service-oriented structure, where different modules can collaborate dynamically to adapt to volatile production requirements. This shift entails a substantial increase in connectivity and is hence potentially increasing exposure of these systems to cybersecurity threats. Understanding potential risks, and protection against such threats are of great importance. Access Control is one of the main security mechanisms in a software system, aiming at limiting access to resources to privileged entities. Within IACS, this mechanism is mainly used as means to limit human users’ privileges on system assets. In the dynamic manufacturing systems of Industry 4.0, there is a need to include fine-grained Access Control also between devices, raising a number of issues with regards to policy formulation and management. This licentiate thesis contributes towards the overall goal of improving the security of IACS in the evolving systems of Industry 4.0 by (1) discussing high-level security challenges of large industrial IoT systems, (2) assess one of the main standards for IACS cybersecurity from an Industry 4.0 perspective, (3) derive requirements on Access Control models within a smart manufacturing system, and (4) presenting an algorithm for automatic Access Control policy generation within the context of modular automation, based on formal process descriptions.
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Köckemann, Albert, and Benno Birke. "Consistent Automation Solutions for Electrohydraulic Drives in Times of Industry 4.0." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-200192.
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Electrohydraulic drives are primarily used whenever a low power/weight ratio, a compact build and/or large forces are required for individual applications. These drives are often used together with electric drive technology in machines. However, in terms of automation, unlike electric drives, electrohydraulic drives are still largely connected via analog interfaces and centralized closed control loops today. To compensate for this competitive disadvantage of hydraulic drive technology and, at the same time, significantly enhance its performance and diagnostics capability, a consistent automation solution has been developed that can be configured for both centralized and decentralized solutions. This contribution firstly gives an overview over this complete solution already available and its classification in the automation world. In a second step, the subset of decentralized drive solutions contained therein is presented in more detail and their benefits are explained on the basis of some exemplary applications.
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Han, Choong-Hee. "Artificial intelligence methodology for simulatron modeling." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/20285.
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Hashimura, Kanzunori. "Investigation of service-machine time requirements for automated yarn creeling." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16731.
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Reiche, Michael. "Referenzmodellierung technologischer Hauptprozesse der grafischen Industrie." Doctoral thesis, [S.l. : s.n.], 2008. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-200801725.
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Cheng, Jenny, and Josefin Westman. "Effects of Digitalization in Steel Industry : Economic Impacts & Investment Model." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279581.
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The awareness and interest for digitalization have increased tremendously during recent years. However, many companies are struggling to identify the economic benefits and often face long payback time and large initial investment costs. This study aims to assess the potential economic effects from digitalization projects in the steel production industry. The study begins by elucidating central concept like, digitization, digitalization, digital transform and the link between digitalization and automation. Furthermore, the study identifies effects of digitization at production level from an internal efficiency perspective, based on existing literature. On this basis, an investment tool for digitization projects has been developed, consisting of three different analyzes; a level of automation analysis, a quantitative analysis and a qualitative analysis. To continue, the investment model has been applied to a potential investment of a smart automatic crane. The results from all three analyses provided positive results and incentives to initiate the project. As a result of poor data collection and rigid data, only one effect could be accounted for in the quantitative analysis, which generated a net present value of nearly 12 MSEK over a tenyear period. The most critical parameter proved to be the timing of initiating the project.Medvetenheten och intresset för digitalisering har ökat enormt under de senaste åren. Många företag kämpar emellertid med att identifiera de ekonomiska fördelarna och möter ofta långa återbetalningstider och stora initiala investeringskostnader. Denna studie syftar till att utvärdera de potentiella ekonomiska effekterna av digitaliseringsprojekt i stålproduktionsindustrin. Studien börjar med att redogöra för vad digitalisering är samt kopplingen mellan digitalisering och automation. Vidare identifierar studien effekter av digitalisering på produktionsnivå ur ett internt effektivitetsperspektiv baserat på befintlig litteratur. Baserat på detta har ett investeringsverktyg för digitaliseringsprojekt utvecklats, bestående av tre olika analyser; en automationsgradsanalys, en kvantitativ analys och en kvalitativ analys. Investeringsmodellen har dessutom tillämpats på en potentiell investering i form av en smart automatkran. Resultaten från samtliga tre analyser var positiva och utgjorde incitament till att initiera projektet. Som ett resultat av bristande datainsamling och ostrukturerade data kunde kostnadsbesparingen från endast en effekt redovisas i den kvantitativa analysen, vilken genererade ett nuvärde på nästan 12 MSEK under en tioårsperiod. Den mest kritiska parametern visade sig vara tidpunkten för att implementera projektet.
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Schneider, Christian, and Oscar Andersson. "Examining Levels of Automation in the Wood Processing Industry - A case study." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-33713.
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Companies operating in the wood processing industry need to increase their productivity by implementing automation technologies in their production systems. An increasing global competition and rising raw material prizes challenge their competitiveness. Yet, too extensive automation brings risks such as a deterioration in situation awareness and operator deskilling. The concept of Levels of Automation is generally seen as means to achieve a balanced task allocation between the operators’ skills and competences and the need for automation technology relieving the humans from repetitive or hazardous work activities. The aim of this thesis was to examine to what extent existing methods for assessing Levels of Automation in production processes are applicable in the wood processing industry when focusing on an improved competitiveness of production systems. This was done by answering the following research questions (RQ): RQ1: What method is most appropriate to be applied with measuring Levels of Automation in the wood processing industry? RQ2: How can the measurement of Levels of Automation contribute to an improved competitiveness of the wood processing industry’s production processes? Literature reviews were used to identify the main characteristics of the wood processing industry affecting its automation potential and appropriate assessment methods for Levels of Automation in order to answer RQ1. When selecting the most suitable method, factors like the relevance to the target industry, application complexity or operational level the method is penetrating were important. The DYNAMO++ method, which covers both a rather quantitative technical-physical and a more qualitative social-cognitive dimension, was seen as most appropriate when taking into account these factors. To answer RQ 2, a case study was undertaken at a major Swedish manufacturer of interior wood products to point out paths how the measurement of Levels of Automation contributes to an improved competitiveness of the wood processing industry. The focus was on the task level on shop floor and concrete improvement suggestions were elaborated after applying the measurement method for Levels of Automation. Main aspects considered for generalization were enhancements regarding ergonomics in process design and cognitive support tools for shop-floor personnel through task standardization. Furthermore, difficulties regarding the automation of grading and sorting processes due to the heterogeneous material properties of wood argue for a suitable arrangement of human intervention options in terms of work task allocation. The application of a modified version of DYNAMO++ reveals its pros and cons during a case study which covers a high operator involvement in the improvement process and the distinct predisposition of DYNAMO++ to be applied in an assembly system.
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Merz, Laura. "AUTOMATION-INDUCED RESHORING: An Agent-based Model of the German Manufacturing Industry." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-394212.
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The concept of ‘Industry 4.0’ signalises the rise of innovative manufacturing technologies, including industrial robots. Wider applicability of robotic automation and higher efficiency of production processes shift the profitability analysis of strategic relocation decisions. Despite the technological feasibility, diffusion of technology lowers the profitability threshold for robots. Consequently, competitive labour cost advantages, formerly motivating manufacturing firms to offshore production become less relevant. In fact, robots additionally gain importance in the case of shifted global economic realities, such as stricter environmental regulation on global trade and the convergence of the global wage gap. However, the heterogeneous levels of automation among manufacturing firms have not been taken into account when studying the macroeconomic phenomenon of reshoring. This study adds novelty by offering an agent-based perspective which has allowed insights on how the behaviour of firms, guided by simple economic rules on the micro-level, is dynamically influenced by their complex environment in regard to relocation, decision-making hypotheses. Testing various variables sensitive to initial conditions, increased environmental regulations targeting global trade and upward shifting wage levels in formerly offshore production locations have shown to be driving and inhibiting mechanisms of this socio-technical system. Therefore, the dynamic demonstrates a shift from predominantly cited economic reasoning for relocation strategies towards sustainability aspects, pressingly changing these realities on an environmental and social dimension. The popular debate is driven by increased environmental awareness and the proclaimed fear of robots killing jobs. In view of reshoring shaping the political agenda, interest in the phenomenon has recently been fuelled by the rise of populism and protectionism claiming to “bring jobs back home”.
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Schleich, Christopher W. "Designing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System for the Home Automation Industry." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10263119.
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In recent years, businesses have begun storing their data in the Cloud due to an increased demand for having business information accessible at remote locations. A large portion of the technology used to store company data in the Cloud is generic software with features applicable to most types of industries. However, the home automation industry does not fit this mold.
Home automation companies’ employees spend most of their time working away from the office. As such, they need to have business information - such as contacts, tasks, work orders, purchase and change orders, accessible from laptops, phones, and tablets. Most companies in the industry use D-Tools System Integrator, a Windows-based application used to generate contracts and sell home automation technologies to clients. However, not only does D- Tools System Integrator fail to provide the tools needed to manage daily operations once a contract is signed, it also fails to provide compatibility with non-Windows computers. Thankfully there is a newly developed system to help fix these shortcomings.
Automation Pro is an online Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System designed by Christopher Schleich, tailored specifically for the home automation industry. Automation Pro is built in ASP.NET and MVC frameworks using Microsoft Visual Studio. The goal of the system is to provide all of the tools that D-Tools System Integrator fails to deliver, and develop a user interface that will automatically resize based on the device accessing the system. The design and implementation of Automation Pro is the focus of this project.
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Howe, A. Scott. "Modular robots for self-constructing building systems." Thesis, Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B39005185.
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Wessel, Oliver. "Comparitive study of automation strategies at VW Germany and South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/823.
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This master thesis analyses the Volkswagen assembly lines of the Golf A5 manufacture in the mother plant in Wolfsburg, the Touran manufacture in the Auto 5000 GmbH in Wolfsburg as well as the Golf A5 manufacture in Uitenhage in South Africa - all with regard to the level of automation. The target of the analysis is the determination of the optimal level of automation in the three production sites and therefore, the investigation of the potential to automate, or rather to deautomate in particular sections of the assembly in the prevailing production locations. The three production sites are to be investigated with regard to costs, quality and quantity.
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Hua, Wei. "Cluster based storage policies in kitting area." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24866.
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Alami, Tarik, and Cécile Montier. "The use of corporate entrepreneurship by Gefeba Elektro GmbH : The case study of a German medium-sized company in the highly competitive process automation sector." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-98108.
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Corporate entrepreneurship has gained renewed interested in research since global markets are evolving and industries become more and more competitive. Information is transferred across the globe rapidly so that products and processes can be copied quickly. In order to be competitive, companies need to enhance creativity, their technological knowledge and market know-how. This high competitiveness leads to a dilemma where innovation is a key to survive whilst the size and administration may signify barriers to replicate entrepreneurial behavior through the entire business. Considering the relevance of corporate entrepreneurship in the rapidly changing market of the 21st century, our purpose was to develop a deeper understanding of how corporate entrepreneurship can be used by companies. We then looked deeper into the subject of organizational transformation and decided to do a case study. The aim of the research was to make a theoretical contribution by examining the subject in the context of a medium-sized enterprise in a specific environment where corporate entrepreneurship is vital. Therefore, we chose a medium-sized German company that operates in the increasingly complex and competitive process automation industry. The Gefeba Elektro GmbH was found to be an interesting case for a case study for several reasons. The company was situated in a highly competitive market, in the heart of the industrial ‘Rurhgebiet’, with numerous competitors. However, and despite the lack of resources faced by this SME, Gefeba is an important actor in the automation industry. Although researchers have examined various factors that promote corporate entrepreneurship, the literature has focused on defining factors in isolation without linking them to architectural factors, especially when it comes to SMEs. These factors are defined in our study as leadership, culture, structure and strategy. Acting within the extremes of small businesses and large corporations, we focus our study on a single medium-sized company that enables us to reach different levels of the organization and grasp a holistic understanding of this specific organization in relation to its use of CE. In accordance to this, the main research question is: How does Gefeba Elektro GmbH use corporate entrepreneurship in the automation sector industry? The study was conducted using a qualitative research method. One of the major findings is that the Gefeba Elektro GmbH is using a balance between the organizational antecedents of common values and flexibility to build a mechanism that aligns the organizational architecture towards the development of corporate entrepreneurship. Another aspect is the fact that every architectural factor is used for the development of CE, even if some architectural factors such as leadership and culture seem to have more importance in this development. Thereby, the findings about organizational antecedents and architectural factors are relevant for the managerial implications in others SMEs facing the same context as Gefeba Elektro GmbH, which are willing to implement corporate entrepreneurship without knowing exactly how to do it. Indeed, the lack of resources of an SME could however allow developing organizational transformation through a sensitive equilibrium between the common values and beliefs for the control and the flexibility for the innovation. Moreover, another point highlighted in our findings is the crucial role of the individual in the implementation and development of corporate entrepreneurship.
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Körner, Steffen. "A structured approach to identification techniques for the analysis of industrial processes." Thesis, University of South Wales, 1999. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/a-structured-approach-to-identification-techniques-for-the-analysis-of-industrial-processes(5a5a8c62-2222-4476-86cd-7811effb3d70).html.
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Currently process industry faces a paradoxical situation. On the one hand there is the urgent need to optimise the performance of processes by increasing throughput, decreasing operating costs while increasing the product quality. On the other hand there are only few specialists in industry who are able to develop and apply appropriate control strategies for the increasingly complex processes in the process industry. Generally, these specialists work in research and development departments necessitating a considerable amount of time to develop sophisticated solutions for specific processes. However, in the process industry control design and fine-tuning are mostly done by practitioners more than by specialists, directly at the process and in a minimum of time. Within this commissioning phase the process is assembled and set into operation, often with suboptimally turned controllers. Efforts have been undertaken to support these commissioners doing their tasks, and for single variable processes practically applicable methods have been developed. Nevertheless, for more complex processes the generation of mathematical process models as an appropriate base for control system design still is a major problem in practice. The subject of this work is the development of a structured approach to identification techniques for the analysis of industrial processes that enables industrial users with limited control engineering knowledge to design process models suitable for the design of industrial controllers. This latter aspect has been addressed within the collaborative research project between the University of Glamorgan and the Fachhochschule Hannover, of which the work presented in this thesis is a substantial part. Therefore, an industrially suitable scheme for computer aided control system design (CACSD) has firstly been developed in agreement with industrial users in order to set the frame for the research project. This scheme has been based on simple block-oriented model structures composed from nonlinear static and linear dynamic characteristics. The scheme is simple in use and intuitive to understand and follow. Therefore, it can be directly applied also by inexperienced engineers, who look for quick and efficient solutions as a basis even for nonlinear controller design. Beyond this a standardised identification procedure for nonlinear processes has been elaborated in order to provide process models fitting to the CACSD scheme. This standardised identification procedure has been equipped with two improved algorithms. For the approximation of even multidimensional static characteristics a capable method has been developed necessitating neither apriori information nor user interaction. For the identification of discrete-time linear dynamic models a two-step identification method has been improved by a numerically efficient least squares estimator that allows the parallel estimation of a set of model structures, which is evaluated automatically. For the validation of the proposed approach and the developed methods a prototype identification tool has been programmed, which also lays the ground for the integration of the whole CACSD scheme into a block-oriented simulation environment.
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Manfredini, Fabio. "Virtual Commissioning of an automatic machine for the coffee industry." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020.
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This thesis focuses on the analysis and implementation of a digital model for the virtual commissioning of an automatic coffee cap machine. The software that allowed the model to be built is IndustrialPhysics. IndustrialPhysics is a simulation tool for the realistic and rapid modeling of mechatronic systems. It supports the conversion of mechanical CAD data into physical models and simulation of material flow processes can be performed in real time.
The first purpose is to import a CAD model into IndustrialPhysics, model it by assigning kinematics and logical properties to the elements and implement a logic that allows to visualize the flow of the product in the machine as in reality. Then the virtual model will be connected to a PLC running the control code of the real automatic machine.
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Salim, Roaa. "Exploring aspects of automation decisions : A study in the Swedish wood products industry." Licentiate thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-35451.
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The wood products industry is important to Sweden's prosperity, and is currently facing several challenges by increased global competition. To avoid the gradual decline of the industry’s contribution to the country’s revenues and employment opportunities, the Swedish wood products industry needs to increase the proportion of the raw material that is refined. New and efficient manufacturing technologies are essential to support this development. The implementation of automation in manufacturing needs to be supported by conscious and well-defined strategies. However, currently, there is a lack of knowledge regarding automation decisions in this industry. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to increase knowledge regarding which aspects should be taken into account when automation decisions are considered in the wood products industry. Three research questions are addressed: (1) What is the current state of manufacturing operations in the wood products industry? (2) What are the potential opportunities for automation in the wood products industry? And (3) What challenges can arise from automation in the wood products industry? The results presented in this thesis are based on four research papers. The first paper provides an overview of the current state of manufacturing operations in the wood products industry. The second paper examined the impact of the raw material on manufacturing operations in the wood products industry. The third paper assessed how the levels of automation in manufacturing impact operational performance. The fourth paper examined automation opportunities and challenges to gain a better understanding of the reasoning behind automation decisions in the industry. In general, it is concluded that automation decisions in the wood products industry tend to be based on “gut feeling” and previous experience with automation rather than well-defined decisions and strategies. This is due to inadequate knowledge and familiarity with automation technologies in manufacturing. Furthermore, the findings showed that different aspects of manufacturing interact and impact each other. For this reason, it is essential to take into account other aspects of manufacturing when considering automation decisions.ProWOOD
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Elo, Kristofer. "Automation in the Recycling Industry : Recycling of Plastic and Large Liquid Crystal Displays." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell Produktion, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-90503.
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In a world of growing population and increasing prosperity, the demand for new high-technology products is increasing together with the demand for rawmaterials. To be able to deal with the demand for new raw materials and the increasing amount of waste, the recycling industry needs to prepare itself to cope with these changes. If the waste can become the new raw materials, then the recycling industry has a bright future. The implementation of new ways to recycle products can be the solution to succeeding in this challenge. The objective of this research is to investigate, from a technical perspective, automation in the recycling industry. More specifically, the objective is to identify problems and solutions in the recycling of plastics and large liquid crystal displays in order to better cope with current recycling requirements. This research was inspired by the research methodologies of industry-aslaboratory, action research, experimental research and two concept development methods. The results related to the recycling of plastics come from a theoretical investigation of the possibilities for a plastic sorting facility. The investigation resulted in two concepts for recycling systems, implementable with today’s stateof-the-art technology and a more futuristic concept for sorting and separating the different plastics of interest. The systems are designed with standardised processes and are arranged in a flexible way to be able to manage with current industrial requirements. The results related to large liquid crystal displays include a clarification of the requirements for an automatic recycling plant, concept generation, and practical testing of different technologies. Two preferred processes for dismantle large liquid crystal displays are the circle saw and band saw. Additional results are the semi-automatic process structure to manage with current industrial requirements for large liquid crystal displays.
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Mapulanga, Mwanza, and Praveen Saladi. "Factors driving and restraining adoption of Automation technologies in Swedish wood product industry." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-30669.
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Swedish wood product industry contributes significantly to the economy of the country. This industry adds more value to the sawn timber produced in order to manufacture different wooden products. Companies in Swedish wood product industry are presently seen as underdeveloped in terms of investments and developments in automation technologies. Automation technologies are seen by companies as a solution for improving productivity, product quality, manufacturing cost reduction and ultimately improving competitiveness. This has driven competing companies to pursue automation technologies that improve manufacturing processes. Literature in the Wood product industry field shows that there is need for extended automation technologies. The wood product industry has high degree of handcraft; for instance, some Swedish wood product manufacturers still have an essentially manual manufacturing process. This study seeks to understand the role of automation in the Swedish wood product industry and mainly focuses on the factors that drive and restrain companies in this industry to adopt and use automation technologies. An abductive research approach was applied, consisting of a literature review and multiple empirical case studies. The literature review was conducted to provide theoretical background on the general view of automation and the factors that affect adoption of new technologies in companies. The case studies were performed in collaboration with four wood product manufacturers within different business areas in order to analyse and compare similarities and differences in the factors that drive and restrain adoption of automation technologies. The findings imply that companies in the Swedish wood product industry face different factors that drive and restrain them from adopting automation technologies. The factors are both internal and external to the companies. Among the noticeable ones are the high product variety, lack of automation strategies, heterogeneous material property of wood, low competence levels regarding automation technologies, varying demands from the customers, and relationship with the suppliers of automation technologies. Regardles of the restraining factors faced by companies in the Swedish wood product industry, there is a great opportunity to improve their production systems in terms of automation technologies. There is now a growing treand in these companies to prioritise automation technologies as a competitive factor. This study contributes to the knowledge regarding the factors that drive and restrain the adoption of automation technologies and how companies could deal with such factors in the Swedish wood product industry.
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Bojko, Michael, Ralph Riedel, Xiaoli Chen, and Egon Müller. "Factory2Fit - Empowerment und partizipative Anpassung der Fabrikautomation an die Bedürfnisse der Arbeitnehmer." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-230572.
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Die europäische Fertigungsindustrie steht vor großen Veränderungen, die durch die zunehmende Nachfrage der Kunden nach maßgeschneiderten und/oder intelligenten Produkten, Industrie 4.0 Lösungen und Öffnung der Produktionsketten für Newcomer getrieben werden sowie durch die Veränderung hin zu Wertschöpfungsketten, in denen die Rollen von Lieferanten, Herstellern und Einzelhändlern verschwimmen. Diese sich dynamisch wandelnde Umwelt erfordert eine Anpassungsfähigkeit der Mitarbeiter, Fertigungswerkzeuge und Prozesse. Neue IKT-basierte Lösungen erleichtern einen Paradigmenwechsel, der Fabrikarbeiter als zukünftige "Wissensarbeiter" in den intelligenten Fabriken sieht, welcher nicht nur durch die Einführung neuer Technologien in die Fabriken gelingen kann. Arbeitsabläufe müssen umgestaltet werden und neue Ansätze zur kontinuierlichen Weiterentwicklung sind erforderlich. Bei der Verschiebung der Arbeitsaufgaben hin zur Wissensarbeit müssen bei der Anpassung der Arbeitsumgebungen zunehmend die Unterschiede bei den kognitiven Fähigkeiten berücksichtigt werden. Das hier vorgestellte Forschungsprojekt Factory2Fit zielt darauf ab, die menschlich zentrierte Fertigung auf ein neues Niveau zu bringen, indem den Mitarbeitern eine führende Rolle bei der Anpassung und Entwicklung ihrer eigenen Aufgaben zukommt. Das Hauptziel des Projektes ist es, adaptive Automatisierungslösungen zu entwickeln und zu pilotieren, die den Arbeitsablauf verbessern, den Arbeitnehmer dabei unterstützen, seine Kompetenzen zu entwickeln und die Mitarbeiter dazu befähigen, Wissen zu teilen und sich an der Gestaltung ihrer eigenen Arbeit zu beteiligen.
Das Projekt Factory2Fit wird von Horizon 2020 (H2020/2014-2020),
dem Programm für Forschung und Innovation der Europäischen Union, unter der Zuwendungsvereinbarung Nr. 723277 gefördert.
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Clewer, Graham R. "Exploring the nature of industrial supply through the application of soft systems analysis to the machine tool industry." Thesis, City University London, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389544.
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Huxham, David John. "Common restrictions faced by automation suppliers in the Vaal Triangle manufacturing industry / D.J. Huxham." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4438.
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The primary objective of this study was to identify and investigate the main
restrictions automation suppliers encounter when attempting to promote and sell
their products into the local Vaal Triangle manufacturing industry.
Through the literature study that was conducted, a general investigation into the
supply chains of some of the most prominent manufacturing industries within the
geographical demarcation were analysed. Two manufacturing industries were
chosen namely Sasol and Rand Water. The different criteria upon which they qualify
their suppliers were identified and the reasoning behind it discussed. The identified
criteria included product compliance restrictions; commercial restrictions as well as
limitations placed on suppliers by the consumer themselves where suppliers are
restricted to only a few per product or service. The commercial restrictions were
identified as the only restrictions the supplier has total control over and for this
reason, was investigated in detail. These commercial restrictions included the
supplier's NOSA, ISO and CIDB rating, as well as their BBBEE status.
After the literature review, an empirical study was conducted by making use of a
questionnaire which was developed alongside the conduction of the literature study.
This questionnaire was sent out to the top management of the identified local
automation suppliers to be filled out. The completed questionnaires were analysed
by the Statistical Consultation Services of the North-West University (Potchefstroom
campus). After the reliability and validity of the questionnaire had been determined,
the basic demographical information of the respondents was analysed. An
assessment of the 12 constructs measured in the study was done and the
relationships between the demographic variables and the constructs were identified.
Following the detailed analysis, conclusions on the demographic information of the
respondents as well as between all the demographic variables and the constructs
measured which had practical significance were discussed. Practical
recommendations regarding compliance to the commercial restriction studied were
made. The success of the study was determined mainly based on the achievement
of the primary and secondary objectives. The study concluded by making
suggestions for further research on the topic at hand.Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Lehmann, Robert. "Integriertes System- und Dienste-Management in der industriellen Automation." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-211847.
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Die Industrie ist im Wandel. Die Grenzen zwischen Industrien, Anwendungsbereichen und Unternehmen verschwinden immer weiter, sind teils kaum noch in ihrer alten Ausprägung zu erkennen. Auch die industrielle Automation kann und sollte sich diesem Trend nicht entziehen. Immer mehr Technologien und Paradigmen anderer Bereiche gewinnen an Bedeutung. Hinzu kommt, dass die Anzahl und die Vielfalt an Geräten, Anwendungen, Anforderungen und Technologien stetig wächst. Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit Ansätzen, die es ermöglichen, einigen Aspekten der wachsenden Komplexität zu begegnen. Dabei handelt es sich um Technologien und Konzepte zum Thema Management, genauer zum Netzwerk-, System- und Dienste-Management. Ziel ist es nicht nur einen Ansatz zu finden, der gegenwärtigen Ansprüchen genügt, sondern auch noch für kommende Entwicklungen geeignet ist.
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Kauppinen, S. (Sakari). "Development of technological competitiveness by integrating instruments and automation in process machinery." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 1999. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514252705.
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The Finnish chemical forest industry has undergone a profound
structural change over the past two decades. The basic industry
is increasingly focusing its product development investments on
its own products and operations while the development of processes
and process machinery is left to specialised companies. At the same
time the purchases of the pulp and paper industry are becoming larger:
there is a shift from single device purchases to larger functional
units.
This research studies the Finnish process machinery industry
serving the needs of the pulp and paper industry and its product
development environment and strategies, and evaluates the ability
of selected case companies to design integrated process solutions. Particularly
the role of measurement and automation technology in these solutions
is under closer scrutiny. Aspects of product life cycles and technology
management, together with various procedures and operating models
for innovation and product development processes, are discussed
on the basis of the literature. The empirical part of the research
was carried out as a case study with several Finnish companies manufacturing machinery
and equipment for the chemical forest industry.
The results show that the strategies of the studied industry
are still very much dominated by the traditional emphasis on machinery
design and construction. The change in the customers' purchasing
behaviour towards ever larger units and functions is reflected particularly
as increasingly large delivery projects. The units required by the
customers are put together in the project phase, using parts and
components developed in isolation from each other. There is very
little evidence of actual product development, design or producing
of integrated process solutions. In those cases where the design
work has explicitly aimed at an integrated functional unit, the
result has been a process that the customer can easily purchase
and where the supplier's expertise in processes and process control
is already included in the package.
Designing integrated process solutions takes more than technical
expertise and capability: the strategy, organisation, and product
development process of the supplier company must support the integration
of different technologies and expertise areas in the product. Instead
of the traditional serial product development it is imperative that
the questions of process design, process machinery, and process
control are treated and solved simultaneously. The in-house expertise
and networking of research and development must be promoted in such
a way that the capabilities necessary to include the required technologies
and expertise areas in a product project are already available when the
product is being specified and designed.
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Sferruzza, Ilaria. "Implementazione della Robotic Process Automation: il caso Eli Lilly Italia." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021.
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L’automazione dei processi riduce il carico di lavoro manuale, diminuisce i rischi di errore umano e permette di risparmiare risorse da reindirizzare verso attività di maggior valore. È a questo scopo che nasce la Robotic Process Automation, un particolare tipo di software intelligenti che se opportunamente configurati emulano le attività di una risorsa umana. Il presente elaborato indaga la possibilità di automatizzare le operazioni svolte sui sistemi gestionali relative ai processi di logistica interna di un magazzino della multinazionale farmaceutica Eli Lilly and Co. L’obiettivo riguarda il determinare se la soluzione possa essere tecnicamente possibile, e se una sua implementazione possa portare ad un risparmio, in termini di tempo e costo, tale da giustificarne l’adozione. Il metodo seguito prevede l’analisi dei processi del magazzino, per l’individuazione delle operazioni effettuate sui sistemi gestionali. In seguito, realizza una selezione delle operazioni considerate automatizzabili, mediante una valutazione a punteggi basata su una stima di complessità calcolata considerando quattro criteri e prassi operative. Si è proseguito scegliendo i processi di ricevimento e spedizione dei materiali come campione per la valutazione tecnica ed economica. La prima ha previsto una stima del tempo impiegato dall’operatore per svolgere ognuna delle attività precedentemente identificate, con l’ottenimento del tempo totale risparmiabile attraverso la tecnologia RPA che è risultato 1,15 Full-Time Equivalent. La valutazione economica effettua la conversione del tempo risparmiabile in un costo evitabile mediante il costo orario sostenuto dall’azienda per ogni risorsa. Tale costo viene confrontato con la stima del costo di investimento richiesto all’azienda utilizzando il metodo del VAN. L’esito positivo della valutazione economica rappresenta la base di partenza per la prosecuzione del progetto RPA e futura estensione ad altri magazzini e alle altre funzioni aziendali.
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Wagner, Matthew Eugene. "Automation of a Thread Rolling Machine for use in a Flexible Workcell." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16322.
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This work follows the design, prototyping and implementation of an automatic part loading and unloading system for use in thread rolling of aerospace fasteners. The thread rolling automation system is designed to function as part of a multi-process workcell, which emphasizes adaptability and ease of implementation. Design of the thread rolling automation facilitates the development of a universal gripping system, which is designed to grasp a large variety of fastener styles and sizes with a minimum of tooling changeover. A novel grasping model is developed to predict the error tolerance of the proposed gripping system design, which is validated experimentally. The proposed gripper and automation system are prototyped and tested, and shown to perform reliably with a wide range of fastener types.
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Jaxne, Kristofer. "Control system for automated industry applied with LEGO Mindstorms." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Fysik och elektroteknik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-119952.
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Syftet med denna rapport är att redovisa ett examensarbete på kandidatnivå inom elektronik. Arbetet har syftat till att skapa en modell av en automatiserad industri i en liten skala. Modellen skulle vara enkel att använda för att visualisera hur automatisering fungerar i praktiken och hur ett styrsystem byggs. För att få ett bra genomförande och en verklighetstrogen modell studerades exempel från industrin och metoder för att optimera. Eftersom enkelhet var viktigt byggdes styrsystemet från grunden för att få full kontroll över systemet. En modell byggdes med LEGO® Mindstorms® som mekanisk grund och två robotar programmerades i C# att hantera ett orderflöde. Orderflödet styrdes från ett webbaserat användargränssnitt och kommunikationen hanterades genom en databas.
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Lorkovic, Andrej. "Value co-creation and service-dominant logic : organizational adoption and readiness within the automation industry." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2016. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/456684.
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Value Co-Creation (VCC) was coined “The Future of Competition” indicating positive outcomes for organizations. In this sense recent research streams have focused on the customer at research level. Additionally, VCC is closely linked to the new Service-Dominant Logic (SDL) view which is positioned in contrast to the old view of Goods-Dominant Logic (GDL). The past research on SDL is heavily dominated by theoretical and conceptual work. This thesis follows the call of academia to bring both themes, VCC as well as SDL, into the empirical arena. It explores the organization at research level and investigates the adoption of and the readiness for VCC and SDL in the automation sector. This is accomplished through a mixed methods approach, combining first a broad and global quantitative survey with 274 participants followed by interviews with 13 participants out of the investigated automation sector. The outcomes are visualized in a conceptual framework that was developed for the adoption of and readiness for VCC and SDL. The framework contains “Enablers” and “Disablers” that were identified and that influence the adoption of VCC and SDL. Outof those, “Years of Experience” act as “Enabler” for both, VCC and SDL. Additionally, some regional, organizational and functional dimensions were revealed that act as “Enablers” and “Disablers” for both, adoption of and readiness for VCC and SDL. The conceptual framework also contains external conditions such as competitive environment, new technologies, global view and empowered customers that influence the adoption of VCC. Furthermore, the research results show readiness for VCC, however certain change readiness elements need to be considered such as top management support, leadership support and corporate culture. The research reported in this thesisprovides empirical support for an important feature of the SDL – that of prediction and positive correlation with VCC. For both themes an exploratory factor analysis was performed that revealed the requirement of the DART (Dialogue, Access, Riskassessment, Transparency) model for the adoption of VCC and the PSC (Product-Service Continuum) for the adoption of SDL.The research has also limitations. Generalization beyond the scope of the automation market population must be performed cautiously. Other limitations include a regional focus on Germany, Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific (APAC) and USAwithout considering any other countries within the regions. These shortcomings serve as point of departure to present some potential future research streams.
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Josefsson, Simon. "Adoption of Automation in the Horticulture Industry : A Case Study at a Robotics Company in the U.S. and Canada." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-253903.
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The purpose of this thesis is to fill the previous research gap concerning automation in the horticulture industry by discovering the adoption of automation in the U.S. and Canada, exploring the possibilities of introducing autonomous solutions and provide recommendations as to how this could create opportunities for small robotics companies targeting the industry. A case company in the U.S. and Canada was used as an example of a small robotics company for the case study. Two research questions were formulated: RQ1: Which major tasks in the horticulture industry should a small robotics company aim to automate? RQ2: What are the barriers for companies in the horticulture industry to invest in automated solutions? A mixed methods research with a pragmatic, inductive and exploratory approach was employed. The primary source of data was gathered from surveys, due to the geographical diversity of the region studied. The surveys reveal that the average level of automation across all respondents averaged at 47%. Given the strategy of the case company, a small robotics company is argued to aim to automate the following tasks: placing plant liners, sticking cuttings and planting seed, spacing of plants and containers, plant pruning, harvesting and grading production, and pesticide application. The horticulture industry is showing low barriers to invest in automation. The relatively high levels of automation are leading to increased trust in automation and further investments in automation. This is shown in the technology being perceived as useful amongst 75-85% of respondents and perceived as easy to use amongst 94% of respondents.Syftet med denna avhandling är att fylla det tidigare forskargapet om automatisering inom hortikultur, genom att utforska acceptansen av automatisering i USA och Kanada, utforska möjligheterna att införa autonoma lösningar och ge rekommendationer om hur detta kan skapa möjligheter för små robotföretag som riktar sig mot branschen. En fallstudie på ett robotföretag i USA och Kanada användes som ett exempel på ett litet robotföretag. Två forskningsfrågor formulerades: RQ1: Vilka stora uppgifter inom hortikultur bör ett litet robotföretag sträva efter att automatisera?RQ2: Vilka hinder finns för företag inom hortikultur att investera i automatiserade lösningar? En blandad metodforskning med ett pragmatiskt, induktivt och utforskande tillvägagångssätt användes. Den primära källan till data samlades från undersökningar, på grund av den geografiska mångfalden i regionen som studerades. Undersökningarna visar att den genomsnittliga automatiseringsgraden för alla svarande i genomsnitt uppgick till 47%. Med tanke på bolagets strategi rekommenderas ett litet robotföretag att automatisera följande uppgifter: rada upp plantor, stick och plantera frön, skapa avstånd mellan växter och behållare, beskära och kvalitetsgranska skördar, och applicera bekämpningsmedel. Hortikulturindustrin visar låga hinder för investeringar i automatisering. De relativt höga automatiseringsnivåerna leder till ökat förtroende för automatisering och ytterligare investeringar i automation. Detta framgår av tekniken som uppfattas som användbar bland 75–85% av de svarande och uppfattas som lätt att använda bland 94% av de svarande.
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Shim, Sang Wan. "Technical change and labour in the automobile industry : case study of four robotised body shops in Britain and Korea." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360502.
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SÖDERBÄRG, KARL. "Industry 4.0 to enhance lean resource efficiency." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-299625.
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This paper is a practical and empirical investigation into the relationship and overlap between the two industrial paradigms of Lean Management and Industry 4.0. This is accomplished with an in-depth case study of a goods receipt to identify Lean wastes and accompanied by a discussion on how these wastes can be eliminated by enhancing the processes and material flows with Industry 4.0 technologies. It was found that efforts to enhance a process with Industry 4.0 Technologies should be preceded by ensuring that the process can be performed in a standardized manner. After that the study recommends improved methods of data collection which enables the effective implementation of other supporting Industry 4.0 Technologies.Denna uppsats är en praktisk och empirisk utredning av relationen och samspelet mellan de två industriella paradigmen Lean Management och Industri 4.0. Till grund för det för det ligger en utförlig fallstudie av en godsmottagning för att identifiera Lean slöserier och en tillhörande diskussion om hur dessa slöserier kan elimineras genom att förbättra arbetsprocesser och materialflöden med Industri 4.0 och tillhörande teknologier. Ur det uppdagades att åtgärder för göra processer mer effektiva med dessa Industri 4.0 teknologier bör föregås av att processen kan utföras på ett standardiserat vis. När det är säkerställt så är det denna studies rekommendation att fokusera på metoder och verktyg för insamling av data vilket blir den grund som möjliggör implementering av behjälpliga och automatiserande Industri 4.0 teknologier.
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Coghi, Marco Antonio 1962. "Plano diretor de automação e informática integrado à gestão do portfólio de investimentos de uma organização industrial química." [s.n.], 2013. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/266602.
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Orientador: Flávio Vasconcelos da SilvaTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química
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Resumo: Organizações industriais químicas investem grandes cifras para conectarem informações coletadas em tempo real de seus processos fabris a partir de instrumentos inteligentes, redes de comunicação, controladores de processo, sistemas de controle distribuído, bancos de dados temporais, aplicativos para gestão e acompanhamento da produção e qualidade, ERP, etc. Esse esforço tem sido feito para implantar soluções a problemas pontuais de departamentos. Uma vez pensados de forma isolada das demais necessidades da empresa, tornam-se ilhas de informação. Em plena era do conhecimento, informações pontuais e ilhadas trazem inúmeros malefícios como falta de colaboração de informações interdepartamentais, falta de veracidade para tomada de decisões gerenciais, acompanhamento histórico gerencial para melhoria contínua dos processos de negócio, democratização das informações, conexão com fornecedores e clientes em tempo real. O Plano Diretor de Automação e Informática, objeto desse trabalho, utiliza-se de modelos e metodologias como forma de integração dessas informações rumo à gestão do conhecimento em tempo real e os organiza em 3 domínios: Negócios, Ciclo de Vida dos Ativos e Cadeia de Valor. Propõe colaboração certificada entre fornecedores de matéria prima, processadores (área industrial) e clientes que compram seus produtos finais. Propõe o gerenciamento da performance da organização rumo a seus objetivos e por fim, propõe que a carteira de investimentos seja orientada à melhoria contínua, chegando a Excelência Operacional (OpX). Todas essas propostas partem da utilização de tecnologias tanto de automação como de tecnologias de informática para serem integradas e governadas por um único ponto de vista oriundo do gerenciamento de portfólio da organização industrial. Devido às altas cifras desses investimentos, as soluções tanto de hardware como de software não são adquiridas todas de uma única vez, mas sim dentro de projetos e programas escalonados no tempo de vida da organização industrial. Ao conjunto desses programas e projetos, chamamos de portfólio de investimentos. E para que possam ser pensados de forma integrada em nível de sua automação e informática, o Plano Diretor deve ser trabalhado dentro da gestão do portfólio. Como resultados da aplicação desses modelos e metodologias, conseguiu-se que organizações industriais chegassem mais fácil e rápido a tomada de decisões gerenciais em benefício do Negócio, Cadeia de Valor e Ciclo de Vida de seus ativos de forma colaborativa e promovendo a melhoria contínua de sua operação e gestão através de sistemas integrados em todos os domínios da informação. Como conclusão, aspectos positivos, avanços e progressos para a ciência, ficam aqui registrados um conjunto de conhecimentos e boas práticas que poderão ser aplicados, melhorados e evoluídos pelos profissionais do setor
Abstract: Chemical Industry Companies invest large amounts of funds in order to gather and send real-time information regarding their industrial processes to their Corporative Systems developed by Information Technology departments. This procedure requires smart instruments, communication network, process controllers, distributed control systems, historical data bases, manufacturing execution systems and enterprise resource planning solutions. These efforts are made in order to implement solutions to well-localized departmental issues. Once these are thought as specific needs of the enterprise, they become isolated patches of information. In the Knowledge Era, isolated information may cause several problems, such as bad syncing of interdepartmental information, lack of veracity for the management decisions, low democratization of the information and connection between the suppliers and the clients, and lack of continuous improvement for the inefficient historical database usage. The Automation and Information Master Plan, subject of this work, uses models and methodologies to integrate and manage information in real time. It rearranges information in 3 domains: business, value chain and asset's lifecycle. It proposes certified collaboration between raw-material suppliers, product processors and clients, which consume the final product. It also proposes performance and organization management in order to achieve continuous quality improvement, i.e. establish Operational Excellence (OpX). All these proposals arise from the application of Automation and Information Technologies and are oriented by the Industrial Organization Portfolio's Management only. Due to the investments' expensiveness, the solutions regarding either software or hardware are not accomplished at once, but rather inside projects and gradual processes along the industrial organization's lifetime. This set of projects and gradual processes is named investment's portfolio. In order to accomplish the integration between automation and information, the master plan must be developed inside the portfolio's management. As a result of the application of these models and methodologies, it was possible for the industrial organizations to make faster and easier decisions regarding the wellness of their assets, value chains and assets' lifecycles. In addition, these decisions also provided continuous operational quality improvement by means of management of systems integrated with all domains of information. As a conclusion, positive aspects as well as scientific progresses are here recorded as a set of procedures that should be applied, improved and further developed by professionals of the area
Doutorado
Sistemas de Processos Quimicos e Informatica
Doutor em Engenharia Química
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Kutěj, Michal. "Stavebnictví a průmysl 4.0." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-392089.
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The subject of this dissertation is the application of selected elements od industry 4.0 to the construction industry. Individually selected elements are subsequently presented in more detail and for each element is created a SWOT analysis. The conclussion of this dissertation is conducting surveys in construction companies on the use of new technologies and evaluation of these surveys.
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Söderbärg, Karl. "Industry 4.0 to enhance lean resource efficiency." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-301241.
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This paper is a practical and empirical investigation into the relationship and overlap between the two industrial paradigms of Lean Management and Industry 4.0. This is accomplished with an in-depth case study of a goods receipt to identify Lean wastes and accompanied by a discussion on how these wastes can be eliminated by enhancing the processes and material flows with Industry 4.0 technologies. It was found that efforts to enhance a process with Industry 4.0 Technologies should be preceded by ensuring that the process can be performed in a standardized manner. After that the study recommends improved methods of data collection which enables the effective implementation of other supporting Industry 4.0 Technologies.Denna uppsats är en praktisk och empirisk utredning av relationen och samspelet mellan de två industriella paradigmen Lean Management och Industri 4.0. Till grund för det för det ligger en utförlig fallstudie av en godsmottagning för att identifiera Lean slöserier och en tillhörande diskussion om hur dessa slöserier kan elimineras genom att förbättra arbetsprocesser och materialflöden med Industri 4.0 och tillhörande teknologier. Ur det uppdagades att åtgärder för göra processer mer effektiva med dessa Industri 4.0 teknologier bör föregås av att processen kan utföras på ett standardiserat vis. När det är säkerställt så är det denna studies rekommendation att fokusera på metoder och verktyg för insamling av data vilket blir den grund som möjliggör implementering av behjälpliga och automatiserande Industri 4.0 teknologier.
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Senior, Clive Richard. "Strategic and tactical management of advanced manufacturing systems : a survey of British industry." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21899.
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British manufacturing Abstraot Companies have been slower to automate their facilities, and computerise their information systems, than many of their overseas competitors in Europe, North America and Japan. Initially, this research studied advanced manufacturing technology, (AMT), systems theory, the UK economy and investigated the underlying reasons for and against company' s decisions to automate. Automating procedures were studied for a sample of 20 Engineering companies with particular attention paid to their; systemic approach to implementing AMT, inter-business activity communications, individual company strategies, operational tactics, and implications from previous installations. This information was supported by questionnaires targeted at UK design engineers' and equipment suppliers. Interviews with Trade Unions, financial institutions, professional institutions and Government, were also arranged. The research found that correctly implemented AMT, with the optimum balance of flexibility and complexity, improved businesses' competitiveness, although many operational efficiencies could be attained merely by rationalising existing systems. When a company implements AMT it is critical that they synchronise the equipment with additional complementary systems and manufacturing resources. However, every company has their own unique solutions due to the historical evolution of factory facilities, product ranges and employee skills. The restrictive practices adopted the financial accountants and many of the Trade Union were found to restrain the rate of implementation for AMT and the move towards total integrated businesses. The research analysis yielded a ten point model for the strategic and tactical management of advanced manufacturing systems. Finally, the work concludes by identifying "accounting systems", and procedures for "designing for manufacture", as areas which deserve further investigation.