Semi-automated Stud Press

Project Details

Client
Global Automobile Manufacturer
Location
Central Kentucky
Services

Industrial Design

Custom Fabrication

Automation Programming

On-site Installation

Rebuilding cells for improved cycle time with semi-automated tooling

Customer’s Scope of Work was to take two existing production cells and their reusable components and provide a new piece of production equipment to install an earth ground stud in the existing and future model inner wheel house. With the future model now requiring a second stud being install, x

Problem:

Future models required a modification to existing lines to include additional part install.

Future models required a modification to existing lines to include additional part install.

Solution:

Customer challenged BTI’s Engineering team to develop semi-automated tooling to relocate the part for second installation to prevent operator manually relocating part, thus drastically improving cycle time. To accommodate, BTI had to reverse engineering the existing tooling and design tooling bed with motion in two axis. All electrical and pneumatic controls were replaced and brought up to customer’s current machine standard along with full machine safety assessment. New PLC programming developed to deloply quick tooling change over and operator HMI integrated with onboard diagnostics/ cycle timing for factory management system. Finally quality assurance achieved using cognex vision sensor to validate part presence prior to releasing part.

Results:

Cycle times were reduced by XX%, increasing productivity and even when delivering a more complicated production process.

2.5x

Cycle Time Improvement

14,000

Safety Points Checked

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