- Duration: 10 hours
- Year: 2023
- Participants: Maristak Durango + SamyLabs
- Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing
Project description
After the visit to Samylabs, they explained to us that they were working on a new design. This new design has been developed from a pre-industrialised machine that aims to incorporate the improvements detected. These improvements are mainly aimed at acquiring technology or features that the competition has developed. They also take into account the points of improvement identified in the previous machine.
As they don’t have a mechanical workshop, they asked us to machine parts for a prototype and so we started to study what the parts are. They showed us 3D parts and also drawings. There we saw faults from the point of view of the manufacturing process and for the part to be useful we had to understand how the machine works. So, what was supposed to be a manufacturing project became a redesign project.
Once we have seen how it works and its objectives, we have focused on the 3D design, where we have entered into a process of design improvement. The design of parts and sub-assemblies has been revised and improved. In addition, we have proposed different treatments and thermal processes necessary to improve their operation. To this end, the contacts of the companies that carry out these processes have been passed on to them.
With a view to manufacturing, the plans have been improved so that the geometry of the parts to be manufactured is appropriate.
Finally, given the complexity of the parts to be manufactured and their manufacture in INOX material, they have been referred to a manufacturing company for machining.
Tasks Performed
- Analyze the initial state
- Work on and understand the parts to be machined
- Identify the defects observed in the drawings
- Understanding the integral operation of the machine
- To develop the design of new parts
- Define the treatments to be used
- Contact companies that carry out treatments
- Contact the manufacturing company
