A robotic production line assembly has a recipe programmed in order to process a workpiece, an articulated robot having the recipe assigned thereto, an end effector attached to a wrist of the robot, a feeding system that transfers the workpiece, an unloading system that unloads the workpiece from a process conveyor, a plurality of working stations cooperative with the robot, a workpiece identification system, a robotic controller and a system controller. The robotic production line is compact and is capable of flexible and chaotic production.

[Object] To appropriately produce a product generated by printing on a medium. [Solving Means] A production management system that manages production of a product generated by executing printing on a medium determines (S104, S114) a recommended condition of processing by an electronic device scheduled to be used for generation of a product, based on processing condition information indicating, for each step of generating the product, a relationship among quality of the product, a type and an installing place of the electronic device that performs at least one step of generating the product, and a recommended condition of processing by the electronic device, the target quality of the product, and the type and the installing place of the electronic device scheduled to be used for generating the product.

An example method for gathering a plurality of data sets for a particular process is provided. Each data set indicates transitions between different stages for a corresponding occurrence of the particular process. The method includes generating stage transition data based on the plurality of data sets. The stage transition data indicates an aggregate value for each distinct transition. The method includes determining a root stage based on the plurality of data sets. The method includes selecting each additional stage in the pipeline of stages. Each additional stage is sequentially selected based on a dynamically determined path constructed to reduce a value of a cost function. The method includes selectively modifying the pipeline of stages responsive to detecting an improvement to the value of the cost function. The method also includes generating a command to perform the particular process using the modified pipeline of stages.

An operation state display device displays an operation state of a board production facility in which a board is sequentially conveyed to multiple board work machines, which perform predetermined board work on the board, and the board work is sequentially performed to produce a board product, and includes an acquisition section and a display section. The acquisition section acquires an execution time zone in which setup changing work required for switching a type of the board product to be produced is performed, for each board work machine, based on production information acquired by the board production facility during production of the board product. The display section graphically displays at least one of the execution time zone for each of the multiple board work machines and the execution time zone for a predetermined board work machine of the board production facility in time series.

Provided is an apparatus for piston insertion, including an insertion robot having a plurality of robot arms connected by a plurality of articulated joints, a piston insertion module directly mounted on the insertion robot, gripping a piston assembly, and inserting the piston assembly into a cylinder bore of a cylinder block, and a controller controlling an operation of the insertion robot and an operation of the piston insertion module.

An operation status display device displays an operation status of a board work machine, in which an operator replenishes an article to be used in production of a board product, and the operation status display device includes an acquisition section and a display section. The acquisition section is configured to acquire a first time, which is a wait time from when the article is insufficient in the board work machine to when the operator starts replenishment work of the article, and a second time, which is a work time from when the operator starts the replenishment work to when the article is replenished in the board work machine. The display section is configured to display the first time and the second time when the article is insufficient in the board work machine to when the article is replenished.

A component mounting device that performs mounting processing for mounting a component on a board based on a production program, includes: a storage section configured to store information; a setting section configured to set a correction value related to a mounting position of the component included in the production program; a storage control section configured to make the storage section store date and time information on which calibration related to the mounting processing is executed when the calibration is executed, and to make the storage section store the correction value in association with latest date and time information of the calibration when the correction value is set; and a correction section configured to perform a correction related to the mounting position using the correction value corresponding to the latest date and time information of the calibration without using the correction value not corresponding to the latest date and time information.

A work instruction system includes: an imaging device that captures a captured image including an operator that performs a plurality of element tasks with respect to a target; an information processing device that includes a completion determination part that determines, for each element task, the completion of the element task, and a work identifier that identifies the element task to be performed next by the operator; and a display device that displays the element task to be performed next by the operator.

Systems and methods for assembling structural components are disclosed. The systems and methods consider a sequence, operations of the sequence, and an approach vector in placing structural members (including structural members with pre-attached fasteners) for assembling structural components.

A vehicle assembly system includes a vehicle chassis of a vehicle; at least one object sensor mounted to the vehicle chassis, where the at least one object sensor generates sensor data based on at least one detected object; a vehicle controller mounted to the vehicle chassis and configured to receive the sensor data from the at least one object sensor, where, during assembly, the vehicle controller is configured with production control software that enables the vehicle controller to generate production object data from the sensor data, monitor for a safety event based on the production object data, and generate a safety event signal in response to detecting the safety event; and a safety controller configured to receive the safety event signal from the vehicle controller and alter a movement of a surveilled machine corresponding to the safety event.