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Production line

Meaning in robotics & automation, with examples

/prəˈdʌkʃən laɪn/nounCore term

In robotics & automation, production line means: A series of machines, stations and workers arranged in order, where a product moves from one step to the next until it is finished.

In Turkish: üretim hattı, imalat hattı, hat

How it is used

Used every day in factories, often shortened to 'the line'. A line starts up, runs, stops or goes down; people talk about line speed, line stoppages and the start or end of the line. 'Assembly line' is the usual word when products are put together from parts.

Example sentences

  1. The whole production line stopped because one sensor at station 4 failed.

  2. We're installing a second production line for the new model.

Common collocations

  • line speed
  • the line is down
  • end of line
  • assembly line
  • run the line
  • conveyorA machine that moves products or materials from one place to another on a moving belt, chain or rollers, along a line or between stations.
  • cycle timeThe time a machine, robot or station needs to complete one full cycle of its task, for example from picking one part to being ready to pick the next.
  • throughputThe amount of product a machine, line or system produces in a given time, for example 1,200 parts per hour or 40 picks per minute.
  • robot cellA closed working area with one or more robots and the equipment around them, such as fixtures, conveyors and safety guarding, that performs a task as one unit.
  • downtimeThe time a machine or line is not producing because of a breakdown, maintenance, a product changeover or missing material.

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