AUTOMOTIVE - PART INSERTION

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Customer Need

The customer was having operators manually install small plastic clips on a beaded profile. Due to an increase in demand they needed to increase their through put.

Solution

CSC designed and fabricated a system that automatically installs a small plastic clip on precut strips of beaded profile. The clips are fed automatically using a vibratory feeder and installed using an electric actuator with force and position feedback capability. Precut strips of profile are manually fed into the machine and clips will be installed at the designated locations. Completed strips will exit the machine at the far end.

Some specifications of this project were:

  • System base - Steel tube construction
  • Clip Feeder - Custom vibratory bowl feeder
  • Beaded Profile Feed System – Manually fed
  • PLC and Electrical controls

System Components

Custom 12" Stainless Steel Bowl Feeder

Mitsubishi Servo Motor

Mitsubishi FX PLC

Keyence Laser Sensor

Puls 24V and 48V Power Supply

Success

The system was installed and able to increase productivity and through put.