Handling and Assembly Technology

The module offers an overview of the theoretical basics of assembly technology. It introduces methods for concept design and uses examples taken from the industry to illustrate the implementation of joining and handling processes.

After sucessfully completing this module, students are able to derive an industrial assembly concept from a product analysis, plan assembly processes, evaluate their potential for automation and assess their efficiency.

• Assembly planning according to REFA and other methods 
• Product design suitable for assembly and the interaction of the plant structure with the product structure 
• Joining and handling 
• Automation of assembly (manual, hybrid, automated workplaces, feeding technology, industrial robots, gripping technology) 
• Evaluation of assembly with regard to economic criteria