Automation of Production Line in Order to Increase the Productivity

Abstract

The main goal of this research is to demonstrate a design solution of upgrading of a production line through automation of one section of the line. With this automation, the productivity was increased with lower costs per produced product. A machine for packaging was designed, which is used for final processing of the profile studs. This automation known as partial automation, where not all elements of the system are automated, is first step and it will obtain a possibility for further automation of the production line in order to reach a full automation process. Due to the very short time of return of investment, the crucial benefit of this automation is possibility of implementation in other plants of the company, which will multiply the benefit and provide more competitiveness on the market, due to the decrease of the production costs and improvement of the health and safety standards.