SK Gupta
Advanced Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) Technology Enables Robot Deployment in High-Mix Manufacturing Applications
Many companies have tried to deploy robots in high-mix manufacturing applications. Unfortunately, most report disappointing results and believe robots are not feasible in high-mix environments. Problems may arise due to (1) the inability of the technology to deal with the part-to-part variability in an efficient manner or (2) long downtimes due to unscheduled maintenance and…
