System and method for forming holes onto a sheet-metal assembly

A method for forming holes onto a sheet-metal assembly within a manufacturing cell, the method comprising:

• receiving the sheet-metal assembly through a conveyor system within the manufacturing cell;
• determining type of sheet-metal assembly based on information associated with the sheet-metal assembly;
• for the identified sheet-metal assembly, obtaining a set of position coordinates corresponding to one or more points on the sheet-metal assembly;
• and
• operating a moveable work-performing apparatus, for forming holes at the one or more points on the sheet-metal assembly.

A vehicle manufacturing assembly for forming holes onto a sheet-metal assembly, the assembly comprising:

• an assembly line path extending in a direction and for transporting the sheet-metal assembly;
• a moveable work-performing apparatus positioned relative to the assembly line path;
• and
• a processor-based control system, coupled to the work-performing apparatus, wherein the processor-based control system is to,
• for a sheet-metal assembly received through the assembly line path, determine a type of the sheet-metal assembly;
• obtain a set of position coordinates corresponding to the sheet-metal assembly, based on the type of the sheet-metal assembly;
• and
• based on the plurality of position coordinates corresponding to the sheet-metal assembly, operating the moveable work-performing apparatus for forming holes onto the sheet-metal assembly at locations corresponding to the position coordinates.