Two-position assembly machine
Automatic assembly of a corrugated tube with a rubber ring, connector and four cable ties fitted at different angular orientations.
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Two-position assembly machine
Automation cut assembly time from 80 to 20 seconds per part and reduced staffing from 4 to 1 operator, with 100% quality control of every unit and full traceability through automatic marking.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Group
- Automatic assembly stations
The machine is an automated assembly line for the automotive industry, made up of two stations linked by a transport manipulator. It replaces the manual assembly of a corrugated tube with a rubber ring, connector and four cable ties, which previously took 80 seconds per part and required 4 operators. A proprietary internal tube-expansion system and a three-position indexing table with multiple part rotation made it possible to automate the most demanding operations — fitting cable ties at different angles — cutting the cycle to 20 seconds with 1 operator and full quality control.
- Automatic feeding and separation of corrugated tubes from a belt feeder
- Proprietary internal tube-expansion system stabilising the part during ring assembly
- Automatic component assembly using pneumatic actuators and a Festo servo drive
- Hiwin manipulator transporting parts between stations
- Three-position Weiss indexing table enabling parallel execution of successive operations
- Proprietary cable-tie forming unit — tightening and cutting
- Baumer strain-gauge measurement of tightening force for every tie
- Keyence vision systems for assembly and marking verification
How the machine works
A corrugated tube is fed automatically from a belt feeder to the first station, where a proprietary system expands it from the inside and stabilises it for fitting the rubber ring and plastic connector. A manipulator transports the part to the second station, with a three-position indexing table, where the tube is rotated multiple times as a proprietary unit forms, guides, tightens and cuts four cable ties at different angular orientations — the tightening force of each is measured with a strain gauge. Finally, vision systems verify assembly and marking accuracy, and the finished part is automatically sorted into an OK or NOK bin.
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ATIV designs and builds assembly machines, robotic stations and automatic quality control systems shaped around the specifics of the client's industry and process. Every station is the result of process analysis, concept design, prototype build and FAT/SAT acceptance testing carried out together with the client.
The machines we deliver are fitted with Siemens or Omron PLCs, HMI operator panels, safety systems compliant with EN ISO 13849 and complete electrical and mechanical documentation. On request we integrate machines with the client's MES, SCADA or ERP systems over OPC UA, PROFINET or MQTT.
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