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 Customer:
Major
Small Appliance, Household & Consumer Products Manufacturer
Problem:
To
automate a very labor intensive operation to produce finished machined flexible
couplings. Solution: Design
and fabricate a machining system in a turret with eight (8) work stations for
the purpose of producing finished flexible couplings at the rate of 2000 parts
per hour. Special
Considerations:
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Provide
inspection stations to determine the presence and position of the coupling,
then not drill if improperly positioned or missing. |
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Drill
#13 (0.85") diameter holes in each of the tandem couplings. |
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Probe
all couplings for the hole presence and if missing, unload as rejects. |
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Tap
#12-32 holes, one in each part. |
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Unload
only good couplings for pack out. |
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Reject
all unacceptable parts into rework bin. |
Equipment
Furnished:
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Intermittent
motion machining turret with four (4) stations. |
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Automatic
loading into twin stations. |
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Sensors
for probing parts presence, positioning, work in process, and extracting. |
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Two
(2) drilling heads. |
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Two
(2) tapping heads. |
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Pneumatic
Pick and Place System for unloading and transferring good finished
couplings. |
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Automatic
rejecting of unacceptable parts. |
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