Results

Due to the fact that a lot of local companies operating in the automotive parts and components are subsidiaries of large foreign car manufacturers, companies within the project can find markets in emerging countries and in countries outside the EU.

Teams of researchers involved in the project uses a variety of scientific methods, starting by theoretical and numerical modeling, ending by performing practical experiments on the realized prototype and analyzing the experimental data.

In order to ensure the transfer of project results beyond the prototype as part of operating activities, the project partners will also consult with representatives of companies active in automotive assembly lines. The final design of the product will take into account all the results and recommendations of evaluation reports to be sure that the product meets all requirements of the beneficiaries need.

Regarding the project partners, the market impact of each partner can be promoting the name, image and branding company, known by its association with projects of European interest, the manifestation of corporate social responsibility.

The project provides a favorable environment for business development by facilitating the access of firms to entrepreneurial networks, creating entrepreneurial know-how and management, the transfer of know-how by participating in conferences, seminars, exhibitions, share the experience necessary for current or future projects of consortium members.

As it is known, the investments in the industrial sector present, as usually, a financial and economic performance better than investments in other sectors, such as at local level, the project can contribute to:

- creating new jobs,
- possibility of new firms as suppliers for the conducting product company,
- relocation effects: small companies can move in the region in order to be the supplier of the company that will produce this system;
- product realization can create an added value for the region as a result of collaboration with other companies working in related fields,
- development and efficient use of human capital by supporting universities by implementing upgrade infrastructure,
- promoting social inclusion of disadvantaged groups (women, ethnic minorities) by creating new employment opportunities,
- generating economic growth and competitive ability.

The project creates a partnership between higher education institutions and local or regional economic companies, with private employers implicated in facilitating the transition of graduated students to the labor market.

The experience gained in the project will be of general use for the study or development of other modular systems. The market potential can be seen in strong European companies producing transport systems as conveyors type.

Even conditions for teaching in general design and manufacturing will be improved by the modernizing of the equipment. In the departments of universities, the research facilities will be enhanced by the improvement and modernization of the equipment.

For the universities it will be very useful in teaching of graduate students in later years to have acquired technical skills and for manufacturing studies and experimental modeling of complex products.

Regarding the universities, the project will supply a strengthen collaboration between research teams with implications on joint development of future research topics and, on the other hand will contribute to the increase of the scientific prestige and development of their research potential, which will attract more young people to be prepared for the labor market.

From the point of view of the companies involved, the project will develop the bilateral relationships and will favor the access to European market of goods and services, the sustainability and will encourage the structural reforms needed to boost competitiveness and economic performance in short and medium terms.

Step 1
- realization of the international consortium for research and development consisting of higher education institutions and businesses companies in the field;
- documentation on the current state of the investigated field;
- the existing solutions have been analyzed.

Step 2
- by using CAD applications it was realized the 3D constructive design of the conveyor
. - the 3D modeling of the component elements was based on various sizing and / or verification methods such as: mathematical calculations, computer-aided engineering, or finite element analysis applications.
- there were done the calculations in order to determine:
- the drive speed,
- the forces acting on the cable transmission
- the power required to drive the conveyor
and choosing the electric engine.
- there were verified, by using the finite element method:
- the drive shaft,
- the drive wheel,
- the lateral tie rods,
- the supporting frame.
- there have been used various calculations modules of the computer assisted engineering applications for sizing the welding joints and for checking the bearings and the keys on the drive shaft,
- it was performed the electric project, they have been chosen the cable sections, there were defined the colours of the cables according to their role and it was determined the size of the electrical required cabinet.
- it was drawn up the pneumatic project in close connection with the project of the control system of the conveyor,
- there have been developed the pneumatic and automation schemes
- there were identified the components needed to be purchased
- there were made the technical drawings for parts within the conveyor
- there have been done the technological documentation in order to begin mechanical processing of several components of the conveyor
- mechanical processing will continue during the next step

Step 3
- there were done constructive-technological changes for some components within the conveyor, in order to simplify the manufacturing process;
- there were made the technical drawings, technological itineraries and technological sheets for manufacturing
- there were done calculations to adjust the working parameters for cutting and welding.
- there were made CNC programs for machining complex parts.
- the parts of the conveyor were processed and verified.
- electrical and automation projects have been revised and improved
- there were realised the electric and pneumatic installation and based on the operating algorithm it was realised the program for controlling the operation of the conveyor,
- it was realised the mechanic assembly of the conveyor
- there were performed the modeling and simulation by using the Taylor ED program in order to study the behavior of the integrated conveyor system in a complex manufacturing system.

Step 4
There were made parametric computing programs, which allow, in short time, the geometry reconfiguration for some component elements.
It has been prepared the technological documentation for parts, according to their production in series.
- the necessary equipment has been established
- CNC machining programs have been prepared
- there have been designed and realized several devices used within the technological processes of welding, machining, assembly etc.
- for the sheet metal components of the conveyor were determined the dimensions of the blanks and it was determined the nesting of the sheet.
- there have been carried out studies to assess the manufacturing technology lines for some parts
- a study on the management of the conveyor installation technology was carried out by applying the critical path analysis methods
- they were organised meetings with economic agents from the project implementation area in order to disseminate the obtained results of the project
Dissemination of the results aimed the popularization of the results of the research carried out by the team members during the implementation of the project through the production of articles presented at conferences, round tables, communication sessions or publication in ISI-indexed journals or in international databases.
The dissemination activity was also conducted towards the economic agents, being organized meetings with companies from the project implementation area.
The dissemination of the results was carried out throughout all the project activities.