Semi-automatic assembly or semi-automatic assembly station is when a worker carries out a value-adding activity (e.g. assembly) manually and with an automated machine in the work area. The use of semi-automatic assemblies or assembly stations in the market or industry aims to prepare work by a worker and have it completed by the machine. For example, simple activities such as the pre-inserting of screws by the worker and the final tightening by the machine are part of semi-automatic assemblies.
The use case is fundamental for the use of a semi-automatic solution. In industry, there are wide application areas for the use of such a station. In the majority of cases, such applications or stations are always used when the budget is tight or a fully automatic solution could only be achieved with a high financial or technical investment. When using such a station, the worker prepares the work for the machine (for example, inserts the screws into the component, which are then tightened by the machine) and the machine then takes over the actual work.
Not every job is suitable for being partially automated. Therefore, the work step should be examined carefully. If a positive decision is made for such an application, it is determined where exactly the risks for the employee lie at the interfaces to the machine. The intended activity can be carried out through "intrinsically safe" applications such as edge protection on corners, clamping devices and many other applications.
Monetarily inexpensive solutions can be implemented
Saving on overly complex technical designs
Flexibility of an assembly line is maintained
Personnel costs must be offset against a technical solution
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