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E-Race will create a framework in which requirements
for production lines /assembly lines can be specified by a
customer. These requirements will then be used by a system
integrator employing, to a greater or lesser degree, the automated
assembly design and modelling features of E-Race. Modular
assembly equipment suppliers will be able to quote and provide
the required elements for each assembly cell, enabling the
system integrators to produce a full design and quote to the
end user. This enviroment will increase the competitiveness
of manufacturers of modules, system integrators and module
users. The project will improve the accuracy of assembly system
specification hence reducing time to market. It will also
compress all relevant communication times and implement a
degree of standardisation, improving the accuracy of communications.
The project will also enable the reconfiguration of the assembly
systems to be easier, faster and cheaper, further enhancing
the overall benefits.
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