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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 388, 2023
2023 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference Advanced Manufacturing Beyond Borders - The 24th Annual International RAPDASA Conference joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, hosted by CSIR and CUT
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| Article Number | 04017 | |
| Number of page(s) | 12 | |
| Section | Robotics and Mechatronics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202338804017 | |
| Published online | 15 December 2023 | |
Modular robotic arm for automation of SMME industrial press
Centre for Robotics and Future Production, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa
* Corresponding author: dnaicker@csir.co.za
Small South African manufacturing companies, endeavouring to benefit from Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, specifically automation, are restricted by exorbitant costs and the lack of know-how associated with automation. This project aims to develop affordable modular automation blocks that can couple with each other, using the OpenStructures grid, to provide customisable degrees of freedom tailored for specific automation applications. The cost of development is recovered, and the cost of maintenance is reduced through the reuse of these blocks over different automation applications. A key measure of effectiveness is a standardised mechanical and electrical interface for each block.
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