Feasibility study of implementing an industrial robot for induction

LIST OF TABLES 
Table 1 Work piece A……………………………………………………..…37 
Table 2 Work piece B……………..…………………………………………38 
Table 3 Work piece C……………………………………………..………...38 
Table 4 The total cost of installing the robot………………….…………….39 
Table 5 Total work pieces with different heating and handling time………40 
Table 6 Cost analysis for using robot……………………………………….41 
Table 7 Cost analysis by using human…….………………………………..42 

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1 INTRODUCTION 
The main objective of every thesis was to build up a theory or to test a theory that 
has already been built and the main objective for this thesis was to estimate the 
costs analyses of implementing industrial robot for the small induction machine at 
Bodycote, Vaasa. 
Bodycote has been in the heat treatment industry ever since the year 1648 and 
currently the world’s leading specialist in testing and thermal processing services. 
It is a provider of heat treatment, hot iso-static pressing, metallurgical coating and 
testing services to many manufacturing companies.
The small induction hardening machine at Bodycote Vaasa is mostly used for 
induction hardening of small components, the number of the these components 
can be about 5000 pieces and it require a lot of time to harden all these 
components. 
The induction hardening section at Bodycote Vaasa is run by one shift which is 
approximately eight hours (8h). Due to this a delay in delivery time when a 
numerous amount of a particular component are to be treated. Therefore. this 
research considers the cost analyses of implementing an industrial robot to be run 
after the day activities and determine how it will help the management. 
There are two induction hardening machines at Bodycote Vaasa: the big one for 
large components and the small one for small components. This research focuses 
on the small induction hardening machine