High Tech Combined with Tried and True Automation
Working closely with the customer to understand the product and assembly process, Aladdin Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. successfully designed this fully automated system that produces Upper Frame sub-assemblies.
This machine processes two Upper Frame SKUs galvanized and e-coated. The two SKUs are conveyed into the machine randomly and the SKU types need to be tracked while traveling through the system.
Additionally, the two SKUs require varying press parameters via a Promess servo actuator and are later unloaded to separate conveyors. Vision guided Robots and flexible parts feeders orientate and place dirty oily parts in place of traditional vibratory feeders.
Using tried and true products, Aladdin’s team combined a Camco precision link indexing conveyor, pneumatic pick-n-places along with high tech vision guided Fanuc LR Mate robots, flexible parts feeders, lube logic dispensers, and a Video Jet printer to deliver a robust system.
Keeping the customer’s future expansion plans in mind, this dynamic system was designed with extra space for stations that can be added later.
Specifications
- System runs 24/7 at a rate of 4.5 seconds
- Automatically produces two SKUs with zero changeover
- 3 Fanuc LR Mate robots
- 2 Flexible parts feeders with vision systems to identify product orientation and position for the robots to pick.
- Integrated a Promess servo press that monitors press quality using force vs. distance
- Allen Bradley control architecture
- Camco precision link indexing conveyor
- 100% process control
- FlekLink infeed conveyor with an Alpine accumulation conveyor to provide 15 minutes of queue
- Lube Logic grease and oil dispensing systems
- Video Jet inkjet printer
Our Commitment:
We Provide What You Need
Aladdin is committed to working through the challenges and thinking outside of the box while keeping safety the top priority.