As part of the Robotized Floor Riveting project the current state of the floor rivets as well as the necessary tools in the Truck & Trailer segment are supposed to be further developed. Beforehand the project a new rivet type has already been designed and a first hand tool has been developed. In order to increase the level of automation significantly, concepts for an autonomous on-trailer riveting process are developed and a market research of commercially available AGVs is done to be able to find the best solution for the integration of the riveting tool to make it a completely autonomous system.
Gesipa
Founded in 1955, GESIPA Blindniettechnik GmbH has become one of the leading international companies in the blind rivet sector. A high level of quality and reliability of the GESIPA® fasteners along with the innovative and high-quality riveting tools have made GESIPA® a valued partner to the trade and industry.
Contribution from RTOs
Fraunhofer IPA
Development of autonomous navigation concepts and recommendations for Gesipa to enable the mobile platform to position itself for the drilling and riveting process
Finding business partners for implementation of the ideas
MTC
Review of mobile platforms with recommendations made to support Gesipa in its automation process
Development of a power supply concept for the use of an AGV
Impact (expected)
The voucher work is expected to help GESIPA extending their product portfolio with a fully autonomous riveting robot system for curtainsider assembly lines. The development of several autonomous navigation concepts combined with a suitable, commercially available AGV will provide GESIPA the necessary tools to find a solution for the integration of their semi-automatized floor riveting tool. A fully autonomous riveting tool for curtainsider will support GESIPA to prevail its market leading position in riveting equipment.
