Design & Development a SPM for cutting operation: A case study on power switch assembly

Authors

  • Parmar Gopalsinh mohanbhai
  • Saurin Sheth
  • Sunil Parmar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/joma.v5i2.660

Keywords:

Assembly cost automation, cutting process, mechatronics, power switch assembly, special purpose machine

Abstract

Automation is used to improve the productivity in majority of the industries. It helps in reducing the human intervention and improves a quality lot. Assembly process along with the manufacturing of each part needs to be studied, to automate the desire manufacturing processes. Here a case of power switch is investigated and analysis is carried out in terms of the automation strategy. Each process is analyzed by parameters like efficiency, Accuracy, lead time, investment cost, productivity, capacity and running cost. The analysis suggests which process needs to be automated. By adding or modifying automatic process assembly cost can be reduced, which affects the overall cost of the product. So an attempt is made to design to automate the cutting process. This paper concerns the design, modeling and selection of component using mechatronics approach. The design can meet the variation in cutting length as well as the thickness of rod. This is mandatory for various sizes of power switch.

Author Biography

Parmar Gopalsinh mohanbhai

Mechatronics Engineering Department

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2018-09-04

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