Use case 2 – Electronics assembly
OSAI S.A. assembles electronic and semiconductor products. Automation of the assembly process could decrease the size of the assembly station and guarantee a high product quality, which would also reduce waste. However, the components are small and fragile and need to be handled with care. Intelligent multisensory systems will allow the robot to handle different products in parallel without needing to be reprogrammed.
Challenges for the worker mainly consist of components to be handled and architectures. In particular, components are small, fragile, and many of them look alike. Yet, to manufacture different parts in parallel, it is crucial that the individual components are identified quickly and reliably. Automating this process will not only increase the throughput but also reduce contamination and ensure consistent high quality of the products.
Specifically, the main challenges were:
– Grasping and manipulation of slim and fragile objects (power module’s metal frame);
– Difficulty of handling diverse kinds of components with the same tool.
In addiction the following activities have been highlighted:
– Check integration of the neuromorphic camera in an industrial application;
– Validation of April camera guidance for the collaborative robot.
The components range in size from 30x30mm to 70x70mm. After automatic component recognition, the dexterous and adaptable manipulator needs to grasp the small, deformable, fragile component securely, potentially re-orient it, and then move it precisely to a different location for assembly.
The project results have been integrated and tested during an integration meeting that have been developed during the project in the month of November 2023.
In order to promote the dissemination of the project within the Use Case 2, a targeted audience was identified to focus the attention on communication and dissemination activities. From this perspective, Use Case 2 in the demonstration phase has reached the audience segment of about 20 attendees composed by:
- participants to the integration meeting, with the involvement of technicians, marketing department, SW developers and potential users during the validation phase of Osai systems.
- 1 manager of the company (CTO)
- 1 sales representative with the purpose to disseminate the project results towards existing customer and potential customer.
Working on Use Case 2 with the goal of promoting participant engagement, OSAI has proposed the usage of the survey tool to communicate with internal employee. In addition, OSAI have spread and communicate the project results and the activities done during the integration meeting into industrial tradeshow and communication activities or events.
Below, find a rendering of how the future setup may look.
