Disassembly - Fmea as Part of a Planning Software of Robotized Disassembly Cells

Engineering for disassembly of waste products is becoming increasingly complex. Furthermore, customer expectations are growing, competition is becoming harder, legal requirements are stricter and the quality of technical products is continuously improving. FMEA is a formalised, analytical method for the systematic, consistent collation and prevention of potential sources of errors and their results, not only in Design, but also in Planning and Production and in the future especially for Disassembly in the field of Recycling. The aim of the method is timely recognition and information on sources of error, and the evaluation and reduction of their risks to a manageable level. This means that all possible faults are considered, discussed and documented. The actions require finding corrective measures and, more important, their implementation. The used Planning Software at the Institute allows a (semi-) automatic selection of disassembly cell components by manual selection of possible disassembly operations. The proposed paper outlines the main idea of this system and gives a detailed description of how to use the Disassembly FMEA with this planning system or without, when planning a robotized disassembly system.