Automated Ceramics Tableware Finishing: Non-Circular Geometries Case Study Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • This paper is devoted to present the most recent results regarding the ongoing work carried out in the scope of the STC 4.0 HP project, which aims to automate the finishing process of ceramic tableware at the GRESTEL S.A. industry, focusing on non-circular shaped plates. A collaborative robot is in charge of handling the tableware and making it go around its entire perimeter through a sponge, to perform the finishing. An array, with the distances from the center to the different points of the plate, is applied as data to trace the path that the robot must follow. The final goal of this prototype is to obtain an even finish while maintaining a constant force along the entire perimeter of the ceramic tableware. After carrying out a series of tests, it was possible to conclude that the current approach was able to manipulate 3D-printed tableware made for testing and travel its perimeter to carry out the finishing.
  • This work has been supported by the STC 4.0 HP (New Generation of Stoneware Tableware in Ceramic 4.0 by High- Pressure Casting Robot work cell) Project with reference (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-069654-STC 4.0 HP), financed by ‘Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional’ (FEDER), through the incentive system to I&DT, integrated into the ‘Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização’ (POSI), within the scope of Portugal 2020 and by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UIDB/05757/2020. The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) to CeDRI (UIDB/05757/2020 and UIDP/05757/2020) and SusTEC (LA/P/0007/2021).

publication date

  • January 1, 2023