Making automation pay - cost & throughput trade-offs in the manufacture of large composite components

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dc.contributor.authorMullan, M
dc.contributor.authorPrice, M
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, A
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, D
dc.contributor.authorButterfield, J
dc.contributor.authorCowan, S
dc.contributor.authorMcElroy, P
dc.contributor.authorHawthorne, P
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, S
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-13T23:09:36Z
dc.date.available2015-09-13T23:09:36Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-19
dc.description.abstractThe automation of complex manufacturing operations can provide significant savings over manual processes, and there remains much scope for increasing automation in the production of large scale structural composites. However the relationships between driving variables are complex, and the achievable throughput rate and corresponding cost for a given design are often not apparent. The deposition rate, number of machines required and unit production rates needed are interrelated and consequently the optimum unit cost is difficult to predict. A detailed study of the costs involved for a series of composite wing cover panels with different manufacturing requirements was undertaken. Panels were sized to account for manufacturing requirements and structural load requirements allowing both manual and automated lay-up procedures to influence design. It was discovered that the introduction of automated tape lay-up can significantly reduce material unit cost, and improve material utilisation, however higher production rates are needed to see this benefit.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMullan M., Price M., Murphy A., Quinn D., Butterfield J., Cowan S., McElroy P., Hawthorne P. and Robertson S. (2013). Making automation pay - cost & throughput trade-offs in the manufacture of large composite components. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2013), Cranfield University, UK, 19th – 20th September 2013, pp 65-70en_UK
dc.identifier.isbn9781907413230
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9429
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherCranfield University Pressen_UK
dc.relation.ispartofseriesKnowledge and Information Management for Product Developmenten_UK
dc.relation.ispartofseries1en_UK
dc.subjectCompositesen_UK
dc.subjectCosten_UK
dc.subjectAutomationen_UK
dc.subjectTrade-offsen_UK
dc.titleMaking automation pay - cost & throughput trade-offs in the manufacture of large composite componentsen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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