Method of transporting workpieces in assembly line

摘要

In an assembly line in which workpieces W are transported by self-propelling transporting members 2, there is an automated working station 101. At the automated working station 101, the transporting members are stopped while assembly work is conducted on the workpieces. The transporting members 2 are restarted after a waiting time has elapsed following completion of the assembly work. If delays occur, a backlog builds up, which is eliminated by reducing the waiting time for each transporting member until the backlog has gone.