Robotization of the process of removal of the gating system in an enterprise from the automotive industry
Vol 107 No 1 (2020), Articles
Vol 107 No 1 (2020)

Robotization of the process of removal of the gating system in an enterprise from the automotive industry

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Published March 31, 2020
Magdalena Bucior
Rzeszow University of Technology, Department of Manufacturing and Production Engineering
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1081-5065
Rafał Kluz
Rzeszow University of Technology , Department of Manufacturing and Production Engineering
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6745-294X
Andrzej Kubit
Rzeszow University of Technology , Department of Manufacturing and Production Engineering
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6179-5359
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Keywords

automation and robotics in foundry, product development, removal of gating systems, work safety

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Bucior, M., Kluz, R., & Kubit, A. (2020). Robotization of the process of removal of the gating system in an enterprise from the automotive industry. Technologia I Automatyzacja Montażu (Assembly Techniques and Technologies), 107(1), 10-15. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.prz.edu.pl/tiam/article/view/927
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Abstract

Cleaning and removal of components of the gating system, and finishing of castings are the most labor-consuming and damaging to health foundry processes. This paper presents the results of an analysis of labor consumption of the process of removal of gating systems of aluminium castings, which were carried out in a conventional manner using a band saw and a boring machine, and using an industrial robot. In the final part of this paper the analysis of occupational hazard of work-stands is presented. It has been shown that the use of robotization leads to an increase both the productivity of the process and work safety. The use of an industrial robot allows to reduce the labor consumption of the process of removal of gating systems by 29,5% in relation to the non-robotized stand. Furthermore, on the robotized stand almost all the time needed for the process of removal of the gating system is connected with the machining. It represents 98.7% of the production cycle. In the case of non-robotized stand, the machining takes 79% of the total time required for treatment of one piece of the casting.

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