A Simulation Model and Break-Even Analysis for Improving Painting Robots

Abstract

Robotic automation has long been used to replace human workers for tasks having a high degree of risk, such as areas with high heat, hazardous chemical area. The use of robots particularly in industrial painting not only protect human health but also improve the productivity. The robot can work continuously without being tired is an advantage compared to human workers. However, the investment in the robotics project for production is quite high in the initial period. Often the inventor will need to ensure that their investment is worth for which the robotics system to be used at full capacity. In this works, analyzed the break-even points of the production level of ceramic products was conducted after simulated the painting robot layout. To ensure the improvement of the production process to produce satisfactory results before the real hands-on trial, the production process is first simulated with software. FlexSim is a simulation software for simulated, analysis and optimized the painting production process for ceramic factory. In summary, the simulation shows the productivity of a proposed production is more than current production 4.38 times.