在(zai)生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)率(lv)高、生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)節拍(pai)短的(de)大(da)批量生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)條(tiao)件下,由于要求上下料動(dong)(dong)(dong)作迅速和頻繁,操作工(gong)(gong)人(ren)的(de)勞動(dong)(dong)(dong)強度很大(da),所(suo)以實現上下料自動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)對于減輕工(gong)(gong)人(ren)體力勞動(dong)(dong)(dong)強度、提(ti)高生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)率(lv)、實現多機床管理和保(bao)證安全(quan)生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)具有重要意(yi)義。理想的(de)上料裝置(zhi)應該具備效率(lv)高、供料速度快、工(gong)(gong)作可靠、噪聲小(xiao)、不(bu)損傷工(gong)(gong)件、結構(gou)緊湊(cou)、通用(yong)性好、使用(yong)壽命長、易維護修(xiu)理和制造成本低廉等(deng)優(you)點。