Indianapolis, IN -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/22/2015 -- Bastian Solutions' Field Applications Engineer, Greg Martin, discussed robotic cell layout as a crucial component to a business' success on the company blog. Martin noted, "There are many avenues in which an end-user begins to contemplate integrating a robotic cell into his or her facility. It may be an organic conception from a project manager, something that was witnessed in another organization's facility, a mandate from upper management, or one of many other unmentioned reasons. In its infant stages, a project will typically state the goals before any strategies are set in place to achieve these goals."
In a robotic application, many times these goals are safety, labor cost, throughput, or ergonomically-based. Once the system type is defined, technical requirements are stated, and the goals are established, one of the most crucial ingredients to a successful project is an efficient system layout. There are five separate groups to robotic cell layout development process: Requirements, Concept, Constraints, Strategies, and Results.
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