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CIRP JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 2, Issue 2, Pages 81-91Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cirpj.2009.12.001
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Automotive assembly; Flexibility; Adaptability; Assembly technologies
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- Integrated Project 'Flexible assembly Processes for the car of the third millennium - MyCar' - European Commission [FP6-2004-NMP-NI-4-026631]
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In this paper, emerging technologies in the automotive assembly are discussed, along with techniques used in the vehicle assembly plants. The discussion involves technologies directly dealing with assembly processes such as handling, joining, human resources etc. as well as with supporting systems, mainly the information technologies. An overview of the existing technologies is provided. The assembly systems are unable to cope with the requirements of mass customization and need to be enriched with new technologies for a higher flexibility potential. Concepts integrating various new technologies into supporting both automated and human based assembly operations are presented and discussed versus this identified inability for mass customization. Future assembly plants need to utilize flexibility systematically, both for the system design and its operation. For this purpose, a close loop approach is discussed. (C) 2009 CIRP.
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