TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a novel approach for identification of machining fixtures, and their elements in an assembly/disassembly process.Design/methodology/approach– Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is applied to identification of physical machining fixtures and their basic elements.Findings– Based on comprehensive testing in industrial conditions it was established by this research that the use of RFID technology contributes to significant reduction of assembly/disassembly time of machining fixtures.Practical implications– Practical applicability of RFID technology is emphasized and demonstrated in the paper. The suggested system is proven superior in comparison with conventional methods for identification of fixtures/fixture elements which qualifies it for real industrial application.Originality/value– To the best of authors' knowledge there are no previous reports of successful application of RFID technology on identification of fixtures/fixture elements.
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
SN  - 0144-5154
DO  - 10.1108/01445151111104182
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01445151111104182
AU  - Vukelic Djordje
AU  - Ostojic Gordana
AU  - Stankovski Stevan
AU  - Lazarevic Milovan
AU  - Tadic Branko
AU  - Hodolic Janko
AU  - Simeunovic Nenad
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Machining fixture assembly/disassembly in RFID environment
T2  - Assembly Automation
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 62
EP  - 68
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -