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A indústria automóvel é um dos setores mais exigentes do mercado global. O nível de competitividade no setor gera uma necessidade constante de melhoria na eficiência, produtividade e qualidade, por forma a responder às exigências dos clientes. Num setor onde a competitividade, qualidade e flexibilidade se apresentam como principais pilares, processos que se foquem essencialmente em mão-de-obra, comprometem a garantia de qualidade e produtividade, que, como consequência, afetarão em larga escala a competitividade, imprescindível à sobrevivência de qualquer empresa neste setor. É indispensável inovar nos processos produtivos e é neste sentido que surge, portanto, a necessidade de automatizar processos, investindo cada vez mais em sistemas dedicados ou flexíveis, mas que dependam cada vez menos do fator mão-de-obra e da variabilidade que lhe está associada, quer em termos de custo, quer em termos de qualidade. Este trabalho teve como objetivo o desenvolvimento de um novo conceito de equipamento para o fabrico de cabos de comando para automóveis, partindo do conceito atualmente em funcionamento. Nesse sentido, foi desenvolvido um equipamento flexível, com diversas alterações e melhorias implementadas, no qual foram incluídas novas operações e expandido o nível de automatização do sistema. Através do novo conceito desenvolvido, existe uma menor dependência do fator mão-de-obra e da variabilidade que lhe está associada, aumentando a qualidade do produto e do trabalho do operador, reduzindo tempos de ciclo (25%) e aumentando a produtividade.
The automotive industry is one of the most demanding sectors of the global market. The level of competitiveness in the sector generates a constant need for improvement in efficiency, productivity and quality, in order to meet customer’s requirements. In a sector where competitiveness, quality and flexibility are presented as main pillars, processes that focus essentially on manpower, compromise the guarantee of quality and productivity, which, as a consequence, will effect on a large scale the competitiveness, which is essential to the survival of any company in this sector. It is indispensable to innovate in production processes and it is, in this sense, that the need to automate processes arises, investing more and more in dedicated or flexible systems, but increasingly relying less on the manpower factor and associated variability, both in terms of cost and quality. This work aimed to develop a new concept of equipment for the manufacture of Bowden cables for cars, starting from the concept currently in operation. In this sense, a flexible equipment was developed, with several changes and improvements implemented, including new operations and increasing the level of automation of the system. Through the new developed concept, there is less dependence on manpower factor and associated variability, increasing the quality of the product and operator’s work, reducing cycle times (25%) and increasing productivity.
The automotive industry is one of the most demanding sectors of the global market. The level of competitiveness in the sector generates a constant need for improvement in efficiency, productivity and quality, in order to meet customer’s requirements. In a sector where competitiveness, quality and flexibility are presented as main pillars, processes that focus essentially on manpower, compromise the guarantee of quality and productivity, which, as a consequence, will effect on a large scale the competitiveness, which is essential to the survival of any company in this sector. It is indispensable to innovate in production processes and it is, in this sense, that the need to automate processes arises, investing more and more in dedicated or flexible systems, but increasingly relying less on the manpower factor and associated variability, both in terms of cost and quality. This work aimed to develop a new concept of equipment for the manufacture of Bowden cables for cars, starting from the concept currently in operation. In this sense, a flexible equipment was developed, with several changes and improvements implemented, including new operations and increasing the level of automation of the system. Through the new developed concept, there is less dependence on manpower factor and associated variability, increasing the quality of the product and operator’s work, reducing cycle times (25%) and increasing productivity.
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Indústria Automóvel Cabos de Comando Automatização de processos Melhoria de processos Novo conceito de equipamento Tempo de ciclo Produtividade Projeto Mecânico Automotive Industry Bowden Cables Process automation Process improvement Novel equipment concept Cycle time Productivity Mechanical design