An innovative industrial automation system showcase for Quality Management and Statistical Process Control lectures

Abstract

This paper describes the R&D Project FlexZell. FlexZell is an industrial automation showcase including hardware and software as well as mechanical components. The objective of the project is on the one hand the implementation of a flexible, fully automated production line with special emphasis on quality aspects, on the other hand the possibility of sharing this knowledge with pupils, students and SMC (small- and medium- sized companies). It combines various disciplines of industrial automation, like robotics, image processing and analysis, and CNC-based manufacturing.