Industrial plant and method for the production of an industrial product, in particular an aeronautical component or system

摘要

An industrial plant includes a plurality of first operating stations and a plurality of second operating stations, respectively placed at a first level (H1) and at a second higher level or height (H2). Each of the operating stations is adapted to carry out a production activity on the industrial product, at least one of the activities being one among a manufacturing, processing, forming, transforming and assembling activity of an industrial product. The plant includes a moving system configured to transport the industrial product, by lifting and/or lowering the industrial product from at least one of the first operating stations to at least one of the second operating stations. A central control system controls the moving system by automatically moving the industrial product between the operating stations as a function of a predetermined principle and based on the state of occupancy of the operating stations.

主权项

1. An industrial plant for production of an industrial product associated to a working process, said working process including a plurality of predetermined production activities; at least one of said production activities including a: manufacturing, processing, forming, transforming and assembling activity of said industrial product;
said plant comprising: a plurality of first operating stations and at least a plurality of second operating stations, the plurality of first operating stations are placed at a first level or height and the plurality of second operating stations are placed at at least at one second level or height, which said second level or height is higher than said first level; each one of said operating stations is arranged to carry out at least one production activity on said industrial product; at least one moving system configured to transport said industrial product by lifting and/or lowering said industrial product between at least one of said first operating stations and at least one of said second operating stations; and a central control system controlling at least one said moving system by automatically moving said industrial product between said operating stations as a function of a predetermined principle and based on a state of occupancy of said operating stations; wherein said moving system is a stacker crane comprising: a support structure which is movable between said operating stations, and a transport assembly that is vertically slidable in a guided manner between said first level and said second level on said support structure and is arranged to pick up said industrial product and move said industrial product from at least one of said first operating stations to at least one of said second operating stations; said transport assembly comprising:
a support element arranged to move vertically in a guided manner on the support structure anda pick-and-place assembly movable in a guided manner on said support element, the pick-and-place assembly is able to extend and project from said support element in a direction substantially transverse to the vertical direction, and the pick-and-place assembly is arranged to pick up and move said industrial product; a proximity sensor apparatus conveyed by said pick-and-place assembly and arranged to provide a signal indicating a presence of obstacles in the transverse movement and transportation direction of the pick-and-place assembly, said transport assembly is able to: pick up said industrial product from a departure operating station, and/or deliver said industrial product to an arrival operating station; wherein at least one of said operating stations is associated with a safety barrier, and wherein said safety barrier is arranged to assume:
an active condition or position wherein said barrier prevents said moving system from accessing the respective operating station, andan inactive condition or position wherein said barrier allows said moving system to access the respective operating station; wherein based on said signal from said proximity sensor apparatus, said central control system is configured to: allow movement of the pick-and-place assembly when said proximity sensor apparatus detects that the associated safety barrier is in the inactive position, and provide an enabling signal, and inhibit movement of the pick-and-place assembly when said sensor apparatus detects that the associated safety barrier is in the active position, and provide an inhibition signal.