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The employee remains a key productivity element in industrial assembly. Assembly assistance systems have therefore become an integral part of employee support. This paper presents a novel assistance system that complements process-related assistance with human-centered functionalities. In addition, an approach for the systematic evaluation of assembly assistance systems is presented in this paper. The research is based on an evaluation of the current state of the art through systematic market analysis of available assembly assistance systems.

You will be presented with a tool-based approach to MES function modules selection and implementation. Classic data observations include MES and formats such as production data acquisition (PDA), machine data acquisition (MDA) and personnel data entry, but also all other processes, a timely impact on the manufacturing/production process. The MES covers typically the business, reporting and schedule the production levels of an enterprise ERP and the actual production or production process in manufacturing and automation level. In particular, the MES of continuously controlling enforcement an existing and valid planning and feedback from the process is used.

In the field of micro manufacturing, a highly precise adjustment of relevant process parameters is of major importance. The continuing miniaturization of work pieces and machines leads to very small tolerances. The occurrence of so called size-effects interferes with a direct application of knowledge and experiences from macro manufacturing. Moreover, the high specialization of manufacturing technologies and processes in micro manufacturing requires a careful review of each process’s suitability with respect to the involved materials and components. This article presents a method that supports process designers with structured procedures and notations, to model and evaluate technological as well as logistic dependencies along the process chain. Thereby, it supports the selection and configuration of suitable processes for a given process chain.