This document discusses automated assembly systems. It defines automated assembly systems as mechanized and automated devices that perform various assembly tasks in an assembly line or cell. Automated assembly systems should be implemented when there is high product demand, stable product design, a limited number of components in the assembly (maximum around a dozen), and the product is designed for automated assembly. The document then discusses the fundamentals of automated assembly systems, common system configurations including inline, dial, and carousel types, and parts delivery systems like hoppers, conveyors, feeders, selectors, feed tracks, escapements and placement tools. Human: Thank you for the summary. You captured the key points well in 3 concise sentences as requested.

1. AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY
SYSTEMS
Ameya p. Nijasure
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2. Automated Assembly systems
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■ Definition
– It refers to mechanized and automated devices that performers
various assembly tasks in an assembly line or cell
■ Automated assembly systems should be implemented when
– High product demand
– Stable Product design
– A limited number of components in the assembly (Maximum around
dozen)
– The product is designed for automated assembly.
• Automated Assembly systems
• Fundamentals of automated
assembly systems
• System configuration
• In line type
• Dial type
• Carousal type
• Single station type
• Parts delivery at Workstations
• Hoppers & Conveyors
• Parts feeders
• Selector or orientor
• Feed track
• Escapement & Placement
• Vibratory bowl feeders
(Example)

3. Fundamentals of automated assembly
systems
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■ Automated assembly systems combine multiple components in to single
entity.
■ It can be final product or subassembly.
■ Following are typical subsystems in assembly automation
■ One or more workstations at which assembly steps are accomplished
■ Part feeding devices that delivers individual components to workstations
■ A work handing system for assembled system
• Automated Assembly systems
• Fundamentals of automated
assembly systems
• System configuration
• In line type
• Dial type
• Carousal type
• Single station type
• Parts delivery at Workstations
• Hoppers & Conveyors
• Parts feeders
• Selector or orientor
• Feed track
• Escapement & Placement
• Vibratory bowl feeders
(Example)

4. System Configuration
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■ In line type
■ Dial type
■ Carousal type
■ Single station type
• Automated Assembly systems
• Fundamentals of automated
assembly systems
• System configuration
• In line type
• Dial type
• Carousal type
• Single station type
• Parts delivery at Workstations
• Hoppers & Conveyors
• Parts feeders
• Selector or orientor
• Feed track
• Escapement & Placement
• Vibratory bowl feeders
(Example)

5. Parts delivery at Workstations
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■ Hoppers & Conveyors
■ Part feeders
• Automated Assembly systems
• Fundamentals of automated
assembly systems
• System configuration
• In line type
• Dial type
• Carousal type
• Single station type
• Parts delivery at Workstations
• Hoppers & Conveyors
• Parts feeders
• Selector or orientor
• Feed track
• Escapement & Placement
• Vibratory bowl feeders
(Example)

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■ Selector or/and Orientor
■ Selector is a device that acts as a filter, permitting only parts in the
correct orientation to pass through.
■ Orientor is a device that allows properly oriented parts to pass through,
and reorients parts that are not oriented properly
• Automated Assembly systems
• Fundamentals of automated
assembly systems
• System configuration
• In line type
• Dial type
• Carousal type
• Single station type
• Parts delivery at Workstations
• Hoppers & Conveyors
• Parts feeders
• Selector or orientor
• Feed track
• Escapement & Placement
• Vibratory bowl feeders
(Example)
Parts delivery at Workstations

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■ Feed track
■ Moves components from hoppers & part feeders to the location of assembly
work head, maintaining proper orientation of the parts during transfer
■ Power type Vs Gravity type
• Automated Assembly systems
• Fundamentals of automated
assembly systems
• System configuration
• In line type
• Dial type
• Carousal type
• Single station type
• Parts delivery at Workstations
• Hoppers & Conveyors
• Parts feeders
• Selector or orientor
• Feed track
• Escapement & Placement
• Vibratory bowl feeders
(Example)
Parts delivery at Workstations

8. Parts delivery at Workstations
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■ Escapement
■ Removes components from feed track at time interval that are consistent
with the cycle time of assembly head
■ Placement
■ Physically places components in the correct location at the workstation for
an assembly operation.
• Automated Assembly systems
• Fundamentals of automated
assembly systems
• System configuration
• In line type
• Dial type
• Carousal type
• Single station type
• Parts delivery at Workstations
• Hoppers & Conveyors
• Parts feeders
• Selector or orientor
• Feed track
• Escapement & Placement
• Vibratory bowl feeders
(Example)

9. ThankYou….!!!
Ameya P. Nijasure
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napradee@mes.ac.in
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