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A indústria de componentes para a área automóvel é um importante pilar da indústria metalomecânica nacional. Esta indústria, baseada antigamente em custos de mão-de-obra relativamente baixos, tardou em evoluir para sistemas de produção mais avançados. Com o incremento da competição internacional e dos custos associados à mão-de-obra, e ainda devido a fatores ligados à garantia da qualidade, estas empresas investem 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.
A realização deste trabalho teve por base uma solicitação por parte de uma empresa multinacional dedicada à montagem de componentes para a indústria automóvel – a DELFINGEN PT – PORTO, S.A. Esta empresa, de entre uma diversificada gama de conjuntos que fabrica para a indústria automóvel, possui um sector particularmente dedicado à montagem de componentes para a articulação dos limpa para-brisas. O serviço de montagem é realizado de forma estritamente manual, o que implica a utilização de muita mão-de-obra pouco qualificada, incerteza em termos de garantia da qualidade e um tempo de ciclo considerado pouco competitivo. O desafio deste trabalho foi projetar um equipamento capaz de efetuar a montagem de forma totalmente automática. A este desafio acresce ainda a diversificada gama de produtos que esta família integra, e que, segundo exigência da empresa que alberga este projeto, deverá ser contemplada, através de uma elevada flexibilidade de ajustamento dos sistemas de montagem, permitindo uma preparação de trabalho ágil.
The production of components for the automotive sector is an important pillar of the national metalworking industry. Formerly based in relatively low labour costs, the components industry is gradually evolving to more advanced production systems. Regarding both the increase of international competition and costs associated with labour, as well as due to factors related to quality assurance, these companies increasingly invest in dedicated or flexible systems, but that depend less on the labour factor and corresponding associated variability, both in terms of cost and quality. This work was based on a request of a multinational company dedicated to the assembly of components for the automotive industry – DELFINGEN PT-Porto, S. A. This company, from a diverse range of sets that manufactures for the automotive industry, has a sector particularly dedicated to the assembly of components for the articulation of the vehicle widescreen washers. The assembly service is strictly performed in a manual manner, which implies the use of a large amount of unskilled manpower, uncertainty in terms of quality assurance and an uncompetitive cycle time. The challenge of this work was to design a fully-automated equipment capable of carrying out these assembly tasks. In addition to this challenge, this family of products comprises more than twenty different models and, according to the company's requirement, which welcome this project, should be contemplated, through a high flexibility of the systems, enabling an agile work preparation.
The production of components for the automotive sector is an important pillar of the national metalworking industry. Formerly based in relatively low labour costs, the components industry is gradually evolving to more advanced production systems. Regarding both the increase of international competition and costs associated with labour, as well as due to factors related to quality assurance, these companies increasingly invest in dedicated or flexible systems, but that depend less on the labour factor and corresponding associated variability, both in terms of cost and quality. This work was based on a request of a multinational company dedicated to the assembly of components for the automotive industry – DELFINGEN PT-Porto, S. A. This company, from a diverse range of sets that manufactures for the automotive industry, has a sector particularly dedicated to the assembly of components for the articulation of the vehicle widescreen washers. The assembly service is strictly performed in a manual manner, which implies the use of a large amount of unskilled manpower, uncertainty in terms of quality assurance and an uncompetitive cycle time. The challenge of this work was to design a fully-automated equipment capable of carrying out these assembly tasks. In addition to this challenge, this family of products comprises more than twenty different models and, according to the company's requirement, which welcome this project, should be contemplated, through a high flexibility of the systems, enabling an agile work preparation.
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Montagem automática Processos dedicados Automatização Indústria automóvel Equipamentos totalmente automáticos Automatic assembly Devoted and flexible processes Automation Automotive industry Full-automated equipments