Utilização da manufatura aditiva no desenvolvimento de um produto para redução de riscos ocupacionais na indústria automotiva

Abstract

Additive Manufacturing is a disruptive technology with potential to become economically viable for mass production. When combined with reverse engineering technologies and CAD and CAE software, it drives design innovations and optimizations. In order to effectively use the potential and opportunities represented by these technologies, new ways of designing and characterizing parts must accompany this development, since the possibilities are too vast to be achieved only in the determination of the manufacturing process. This work describes the process of developing a product with the objective of reducing the efforts required to assembly plugs into holes in car bodies, a process usually performed manually by operators in the production lines. For this, a digitally customized part was developed for a specific user from data captured by 3D scanning and designed using MATLAB and Solidworks. Finally, the part was manufactured through Fusion Deposition Modeling using ABS filament. By using this part, it is expected to obtain greater ergonomic comfort and reduce the risk of occupational diseases to workers, as well as gains in productivity, quality and reliability to the process.