Papers by Keyword: e-Maintenance

Abstract: Nowadays providers of maintenance and support related to industrial robotics are facing major challenges. Equipment producers around the world are urged to make significant efforts in order to provide high value added services in addition to their traditional product development and manufacturing business. A focal problem with maintenance as well as support of industrial robotics is the need to manage the ever-increasing information flow and system complexity of production cells that incorporate equipment from different producers. In this context, a novel ontology-based representation model is developed for the sharing and use of maintenance knowledge in the robotic field.

Abstract: This article deals with the procedure during designing the multi-criteria function. The multi-criteria function optimizes the number of workers in an e-maintenance. The basis for defining the multi-criteria function is to gain multi-dimensional assessment knowledge of procedures, and to integrate the procedures into e-maintenance systems. These systems also include an e-maintenance system for staffing optimization. Staffing optimization is necessary as there is direct indirection between service staff members and the customers. This sort of system is intended primarily for service organizations. Service organizations on a larger scale involve more than just machinery and equipment-they involve the manufacturer and the supplier. The key is to design a multi-criterion optimization function for staff members who use special tools or specialists in their field. The ultimate goal is to limit losses and ensure costs are kept to a minimum, or even transfer onto the customer. The verification of the proposed multi-criteria function as a suitable tool for computer simulation in the manufacturing process is done in the simulation program named Witness. The simulation software is linked to MS Excel.

Abstract: To improve maintenance of industrial product service systems, an outsourcing e-maintenance system (OEMS) based on active technical maintenance provision of the product manufacturer/vender or service supplier is presented, and then a framework for enabling the OEMS is proposed. The framework includes three layers, that is, development layer, function layer and application layer. The key information and communication technologies (ICTs) for developing the framework are introduced in detail. In addition, an OEMS prototype is developed for illustrating the proposed framework.

Abstract: Currently, manufactures pay more attention to customers’ needs and service than products only. In order to quick response to the customer requirements, the Collaborative Commerce (CC) System was developed to support the collaboration work flow and organization of all of the partners of the enterprises which include the after sale service. With the fast developing of the advanced information technology, maintenance technology was embedded with web technical and intelligent technology, that is E-maintenance. Since traditional CC system could not able to support after-sale maintenance service for lack of advanced maintenance service platform. In the paper, a new Collaborative Commerce System embedded with E-maintenance (Em-CC) was proposed. The framework of Em-CC System with multi-agents consideration was introduced, and the enabling technologies and operation mode of E-maintenance subsystem were explained in detail. Finally, an practice example was presented to demonstrate the validity of the system.