Assembly automation – assembly and testing system for quick couplings

Workpiece:

Housing, O-rings, various Plastic clips

Task:

Development and construction of a semi-automatic system for the assembly of quick couplings. A modular design and conversion kits should make it possible to convert to different variants.

Solution:

The system is based on the standard TECHTORY-table-cell. The insertion area, protected by safety light grids, is ergonomically designed. After manual oiling of the housing and insertion of various O-rings and plastic clips, these are clocked onward by means of a rotary indexing table to the camera inspection and press-fit station. The press-fit process is force-displacement monitored. A linear transfer handling system takes over the clocked onward transport. After renewed oiling and alignment, a functional test is carried out with camera monitoring. In further stations, the joined couplings are leak tested and labeled. Good parts are collected under the platform in a bag, bad parts are discharged via a chute.

Customer benefits:

Ergonomically designed loading area, safety light grid, large service doors for good set-up and maintenance accessibility, high cycle rate, force-displacement monitored joining process, camera inspection using vision sensor, leak testing station, labeling, ejection of OK and NOK parts