@misc{9228920,
  abstract     = {{As industrial sectors and digital infrastructure expand, the global demand for high-volume, reliable manufacturing of thermal management solutions like heat exchangers continues to accelerate. This thesis investigates the design and optimization of an automated robotic assembly cell for heat exchanger production at Alfa Laval using Discrete Event Simulation (DES). The primary objective was to define the optimal configurations and operational strategies for a new vertical Automated Storage Elevator system.

Through quantitative evaluation of physical parameters, the simulation results demonstrate that a twin-elevator architecture paired with eight storage compartments strikes the optimal operational balance. The parallel twin-elevator design maximizes system efficiency by completely masking upstream pallet transport times, thereby protecting the primary system constraint: the Plate Hanging Robot (PHR). Sensitivity and reliability stress-testing revealed high project viability and resilience. Even when mechanical faults drop the effective utilization of the PHR, the automated cell successfully matches or exceeds the throughput of the legacy manual assembly line. Finally, while the 8-compartment architecture maximizes operational autonomy and throughput, it introduces higher capital expenditure. Therefore, future work must incorporate a comprehensive financial cost-benefit analysis to determine the final setup.}},
  author       = {{Manteus, Paul and Trane Lindberg, Niclas}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Modelling and Performance Analysis of a Robotic Assembly System for Large Scale Plate Mounting}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}