Spider Bearing Assembly Machine

Spider Bearing Assembly Machine

Application: Assembly Machine
Industry: Automotive

Criteria

assembly_machine_06

Customer product is a vehicle drive shaft; component part consists of 3 radial bearings that are hydraulically pressed onto a spider gear

Project Brief

Solution

Build a machine to assemble Spider Bearings

Project Features

  • 1200 parts per hour
  • Spider gears magazine loaded
  • Bearings fed by elevator hopper
  • Bearings hydraulically pressed onto gear
  • Vision system confirms part positioning
  • Auto accept/reject shuttle
  • Discharge conveyor

Related Case Studies

We dealt with a similar set of criteria in a slightly different way in another one of our projects. For more, please see Another Case Study.