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Four Machine
Suite including Pallet Based Assembly Systems
for Automotive Metal Parts
This engineering project covered the supply
of a suite of special assembly machines for an industrial automation
cell.
The automated production line consisted of four
machines to automatically assemble and function test an automotive
seat recliner mechanism.
The first fully automatic machine used vibratory
feeding of parts plus pick and place mechanisms to assemble 2 metal
parts together.
The 2 parts are pneumatically pressed together
with a simple automatic load monitoring facility.
The second machine was based on a rotary indexing
carousel turntable. The machine was semi-automatic in operation
with an operator loading the metal pressings to be assembled into
a fixture nest and then unloading the completed assembly. A parts
verification or poke yoke test was carried out on one station and
an automatic spin riveting operation on another station. Automatic
load and position monitoring was used during the spin riveting operation.
The completed sub assembly was function tested.
The third and fourth machines were both pallet
based assembly machines using a twin track flexlink conveyor system.
The third machine was semi automatic in operation
with manual work stations and automatic stations combined.
The machine had automatic stations combined. The machine had
automatic press rivet and plunge rivet operations. The production
machine also included an automated greasing station.
The fourth machine again used an automatic pallet
transfer concept and included automated rivet assembly stations,
function testing with automatic setting of the part to the correct
position for delivery, plus an automatic print and apply labelling
station.
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Automatic
2-Part
Assembly Machine |
Semi-Automated
Rotary
Table Assembly System |
Semi-Automatic
Pallet
Based Assembly & Test System
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Semi-Automatic
Pallet
Based Assembly & Test System |
Similar systems have been engineered by TQC
to assemble a diesel fuel switch, an automotive plastic catch, a
distributor and domestic appliance switches.
TQC used it’s professional engineering
project management approach to ensure that this project met both
timescale and budget requirements.
TQC welcomes the opportunity to design and manufacture
complete automation systems to client specifications.
Contact our Engineers to advise you on your
automation project.If you have a current
project that you are already looking at, or you are considering
improvements to your production in the near future, call us and
we will be happy to offer our professional advice & visit you
at your site.
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