Finding the Most Favorable Orientation of a Part Using Stability Method

During the recent years, manufacturing industries have been functioning under the globally competitive environment. Hence these industries are required to enhance their performance to offer world class quality products and services in a shorter time period. Part feeder is used in automated assembly lines to segregate and orient parts prior to packing. Linear Feeders are specially designed as an alternative to vibratory bowl feeders and involve horizontal conveying of components. Obtaining a particular orientation of a part in assembly station is a tedious task in a shorter lead time. To overcome this problem, part feeding system is used to segregate and orient parts prior to assembly. Before designing the part feeders, the most favorable orientation of part should be identified. The most favorable orientation of part is found using stability method. In this work, the most favorable orientation of a typical asymmetric component, brake pad, is identified.