Overview of the State of the Art in the Production Process of Automotive Wire Harnesses, Current Research and Future Trends

Today’s automotive wire harness manufacturing process involves a high volume of manual work. However, current and future application requirements like miniaturization of electronic components, monitoring of process parameters, increasing demand of process documentation and rising wages call for a hi...

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Published inProcedia CIRP Vol. 81; pp. 387 - 392
Main Authors Trommnau, Jerome, Kühnle, Jens, Siegert, Jörg, Inderka, Robert, Bauernhansl, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2019
Subjects
assembly systems
automotive engineering
design for manufacture
manufacturing automation
vehicle electrical system
manufacturing automation
design for manufacture
vehicle electrical system
assembly systems
automotive engineering
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Summary:Today’s automotive wire harness manufacturing process involves a high volume of manual work. However, current and future application requirements like miniaturization of electronic components, monitoring of process parameters, increasing demand of process documentation and rising wages call for a higher degree of automation. This paper presents the state of the art in wire harness assembly, reviews currently available special purpose machinery and equipment as well as their limitations and highlights the challenges of automation. It discusses potentials for automation, current innovations and research and concludes with an overview of current trends in the automotive industry.
ISSN:2212-8271
2212-8271
DOI:10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.067