Automotive

Assembly line for fluid filling of chassis bearings

Initial situation / challenge

The customer needs a fully automated machine to produce hydraulic assembly bearings with 3 variants for car chassis bearings, including manual part feeding and return conveyor. The machine needs to be designed to allow additional variants. Material feeding relies on a rotary table and various separating stations. The finished parts are removed from a cycle conveyor as defined by the system operator.

Industry: Automotive

What made the project unique:

Concatenation of multiple rotary tables and linear handling units
Assembly of components in glycol bath
Mechanical processing of finished part - rolling and punching
Hydraulic calibration of finished part
Reliable intermediate and final testing
Equipment extension for additional finished part variants

Challenges

Ergonomic and reliable manual feeding of components to be joined
Automated bad part removal into bad part container according to error pattern
End of line testing with external partner DYNA-MESS

Various components (steel/rubber) must be joined in a glycol bath and then shaped mechanically (rolling and calibrating). The finished part is accelerated and tested in the machine.

Solution / Implementation

We developed and constructed a line with three rotary tables, two single part feeds, 3 handling units and a finished part conveyor. The equipment is designed for a set-up time of XX minutes, enabling the operator to change the variant at short notice.

Three welded steel structures form the foundation for the equipment. These can be nested together for transport and storage.

Central control cabinet mounted on a stand to accommodate the power and control components. Two mobile panels for equipment operation and maintenance work.

The material flow relies on handling systems, rotary tables in wet and dry areas as well as cycle belts.

Despite its compact design, the line is readily accessible for maintenance and repairs. All media are supplied from the outside without process interruptions.

Result for the customer

We have successfully fulfilled our mission and achieved the following:

Reduction of 5% below the required cycle time
Increasing technical availability to 97%
Expansion up to seven variants
Equipment extension to include four more testing stations and two more processing stations

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The quality and reliability of our special equipment is primarily determined by the quality of our mechanical components. We are provide solutions for assembly and testing systems as well as sophisticated machines for plastic/metal-oriented parts and mechatronic systems up to a part weight of 10 kg.