MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES

A manufacturing system (100) for processing workpieces (186) includes a manufacturing cell (102), a plurality of pallets (160) supporting workpieces (186), and at least one robotic device (200) configured to operate on the workpieces. The manufacturing system (100) also includes first and second pro...

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Hauptverfasser:	Snider II, James McDaniel, Bosworth, William Robert, Holifield, Timothy, Jensen, Devin Richard
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PHYSICS REGULATING
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Zusammenfassung:	A manufacturing system (100) for processing workpieces (186) includes a manufacturing cell (102), a plurality of pallets (160) supporting workpieces (186), and at least one robotic device (200) configured to operate on the workpieces. The manufacturing system (100) also includes first and second processing stations (306, 308) configured to support any one of the pallets (160) in fixed position relative to the robotic device (200). The manufacturing system (100) additionally includes at least one transport device (400) configured to transport any one of the pallets (160) to and from each of the first and the second processing stations (306, 308). In addition, the manufacturing system (100) includes a controller (104) configured to coordinate the operation of the manufacturing cell (102) in a manner allowing the robotic device (200) to continuously operate on a workpieces (186) supported by a pallet (160) at the first processing station (306), while another pallet (160) is transported to or from the second processing station (308).