The diploma thesis is focused on the ergonomic analysis of selected workplaces in the company TRUNN, s.r.o. The theoretical part of the thesis contains a summary of basic knowledge in the field of ergonomics, which are then applied in the practical part of the thesis. The practical part of the work includes a description of the current state of workplaces and evaluation of jobs using the methods described in the theoretical part. Based on the evaluation, own recommendations and suggestions are made on how to adjust the jobs. The aim of the diploma thesis is to provide workers with a suitable workplace that meets ergonomic requirements.

This diploma thesis is based on creation of a simulation model of paint shop in the company ŠKODA AUTO a.s. The model was created in the simulation software Tecnomatix Plant Simulation. It is tested by simulation model whether the planned modifications in a buffer for sorting cars by their color would have positive effect on Perlenkette principle. The Perlenkette principle will help to stabilize supplier processes and reduction of running production times. Conclusions are deduced from carried out simulation experiments.

På Swerea Sicomp AB i Piteå bedrivs forskning inom materialområdet polymera fiberkompositer. Just nu bedrivs ett projekt mot bilindustrin där de undersöker möjligheten att använda fiberkompositer för att få ner vikt och således minska miljöpåverkan för bilkomponenter samtidigt som krav på ökad produktion och kortare ledtider även finns. I framtiden ska det byggas en ny pressanläggning på Sicomp där det ska finnas möjlighet att testa denna typ av konstruktion och produktionsprocess. Detta examensarbete har till största del syftat till att utveckla en simuleringsmiljö som kan visualisera den nya pressanläggningen. Simuleringen har gjorts i Siemens Tecnomatix Process Simulate. Resultatet av detta arbete är en processimuleringsmodell och mall som ger möjlighet att testa produktion av olika typer av komponenter och även utföra test av verktyg i en säker miljö. När en simulering genererats för en önskad produkt och önskade verktyg så finns det möjlighet att exportera programkoden som vid ett senare skede kommer att kunna användas i den riktiga anläggningen. Det finns även möjlighet att undersöka och ta fram process och cykeltider för de projekt som testas i simuleringsmodellen. Genom att använda offlineprogrammering på detta sätt kan upp till 40-60% i tidsåtgång sparas i jämförelse med onlineprogrammering. / At Swerea Sicomp AB in Piteå research in the field of polymer fibre composites is performed. The possibility of using fiber composites to reduce the weight and therefore also reduce the environmental impact on vehicle components is investigated together with the automotive industry. This along with increased production and shorter lead times. In the future a press facility will be built at Sicomp to test the construction of the new product and its production processes. This master thesis was done to develop a simulation environment that can visualize the press facility. The simulation model has been done in the program Siemens Tecnomatix Process Simulate. The result of this master thesis is a simulation model and a template that enable production testing of different products and tools in a safe environment. It is possible to export data and robot programs from the simulation model for different projects. The data exported from the program can in the future be used in the real press facility. From the simulation model process and cycle times can be developed and investigated. By using this sort of offline programming up to 40-60% of the time can be saved compared to online programming.

Detta examensarbete har utförts i samarbete med Löfqvist Engineering i Örebro. Uppgiften har varit att utföra en simulering av en stor automatiserad produktionslina som ska användas vid tillverkning av avgassystem till lastbilar. Utifrån denna simulering skall exakta cykeltider för produktionen bestämmas. Dessa tider kan sedan användas av Löfqvist Engineering för att verifiera tidigare uppskattade tider. Arbetet inkluderar en litteraturstudie om Lean Production och hur det fungerar ihop med automation. Det finns även med lite bakgrundsinformation om Just In Time, olika filformat och robotsimulering i allmänhet för att ge en bättre överblick av ämnet. Programmet som har valts för att utföra simuleringen är Tecnomatix Process Simulate och den inbyggda Line Simulation modulen. Produktionslinan består av fyra hanteringsrobotar, 13 operatörsstationer och åtta identiska svetsceller. Cykeltider för produktionslinan har bestämts och resultatet blev 6 min 31 s, så det tar alltså lite drygt 6,5 minuter för produktionslinan att leverera en ny produkt. Cykeltiderna bestämdes genom att beräkna medelvärde på tiden det tog att framställa 10 stycken produkter då linan var full av material. I rapporten finns beskrivet hur arbetet för att komma fram till cykeltiderna har fortgått och hur simuleringsproblemen som uppstått under arbetets gång har lösts. / This thesis has been carried out in collaboration with Löfqvist Engineering in Örebro. The task has been to perform a simulation of a large automation line, to be used in the manufacture of exhaust systems for trucks. Based on this simulation accurate cycle times for production are determined. These times can then be used by Löfqvist Engineering to verify the earlier estimated times. The work includes a literature review of Lean Production and how it works with automation. There is also some background information on Just In Time, different file formats and robot simulation in general for the reader to get a bit more background knowledge of the subject. The program that has been selected to perform the simulation is Tecnomatix Process Simulate and its built in Line Simulation module. The automation line consists of four handling robots, 13 operator stations and eight identical welding cells. Cycle times for the automation line have been determined and the result was 6 min 31s, for the automation line to complete one product. Cycle times were determined by calculating the average time to produce 10 pieces of products when the line was full of material. The report describes how the work for arriving at these cycle times have been performed and how simulation problems encountered during such operations have been resolved.

The thesis deals with design of robotic cell for operation with CNC machine. When CNC machine is machining, inactive robot is used for deburring specific edges on the workpiece with help of pneumatic spindles. Thesis include design of end-effectors for handling and deburring operations, design and placement of individual parts of robotic cell. Part of the thesis deals with safety of the cell. Next part of thesis is focus on finding out cycle time of the robot. Robot have to manage cooperate with CNC machine and deburr edges in time. Cycle time is find out at simulation study in software called Tecnomatix Process Simulate. On the end of thesis is technical-economics evaluation

VSM, Value stream mapping, V2SM, virtual value stream mapping, lean, lean manufacturing, DES, discrete event simulation, Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

The diploma thesis deals with the issue of virtual commissioning of the workplace and the commissioning of communication channels needed for this purpose. The theoretical part describes the benefits of virtual commissioning, robot and PLC programming and effectors for robots. The practical part deals with the design of the final robot effector, virtual commissioning using the programs Process Simulate and TwinCAT 3, communication between programs and creation of programs for the workplace.

This thesis deals with modeling and simulation of production process, which consists of a few stationary robots. This model of production process is made in program Tecnomatix Process Simulate. Principle of digital manufacturing and virtual production is described in the first chapter. The second chapter describes how to work with program Tecnomatix Process Simulate and how to make a design of production process of continuous and spot welding. The controlling program of PLC SIMATIC 300 and the program for process visualization are described in the last chapter.

Final thesis is focused on design of experimental workplace with industrial robots for manipulation operations, that will be used for educational and demonstrational purposes. Integration of sub-systems and workplace layout are worked out in this thesis. Key factor is so called virtual commissioning. Unique solution, which is contained within final thesis, combines several software tools for the design of robotic workplace. Static 3D model created in Autodesk Inventor Professional is imported into Tecnomatix Process Simulate, where dynamic 3D model is made – simulation model respectively. The control element is softPLC by Beckhoff company created in TwinCAT software. The connection of simulation model and control element is realized using standardized communication protocol OPC UA. This combination proved to be a cheap tool for virtual commissioning in practice, because only one personal computer is needed for the job.

This diploma thesis deals with virtual commissioning of production system which is located in the laboratories of the Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics at the BUT. The issue of virtual commissioning is described in the theoretical part of the thesis, followed by a description of each device located in this production system. The design of the 3D model, the design of the PLC control program and also the virtual commissioning itself are described in the practical part of the thesis. There is the creation of the robot‘s program described at the end of the thesis. Several Siemens software tools were used for virtual commissioning realization (TECNOMATIX Process Simulate, TIA Portal and PLCSIM Advanced 2.0).