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With a share of 50 % in production time and 20 % in production costs, assembly represents an important manufacturing process. Therefore, a flexibility increase of assembly processes is accompanied by economic potential regarding cost reduction, better product quality and increased responsiveness to market changes, leading to higher profitability and rising competitiveness.
In order to minimize non-reusable, product-specific equipment as well as reducing recurring investments, a modular and flexible assembly station based on a process-oriented system development is required. Since many assemblies are still manufactured manually, increasing process efficiency while maintaining flexibility is important and requires a stepwise automation of assembly processes.