This machine is designed for any customer that requires a compact SMEMA-type screw insertion cell to install screws into a product. This specification may be modified to meet the customer’s requirement by integrating Design & Assembly Concepts’ DAC Robotic SMEMA Cell with an automated screwdriver and the customer’s other specifications. It would consist of the following systems.

• DAC’s Robotic Assembly Cell consists of:
• Conveyor to transport product through the cell.
• Product specific tooling with a lift and locate device to present the product to the screw insertion tooling.
• Programmable 5-axis Fanuc Robotic positioning system to locate automated screw insertion tooling.
• PC control with Customer Control System (CCS) interface, barcode scanner, and SMEMA interface controls.
• Screw insertion tooling with screw feeding and insertion monitoring controls mounted on the Fanuc Robot J5 axis.
• CCD Camera to read bar code and perform basic inspection mounted on robot J5 axis.

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This machine is designed for any customer that requires a compact SMEMA-type screw insertion cell to install screws into a product. This specification may be modified to meet the customer’s requirement by integrating Design & Assembly Concepts’ DAC Robotic SMEMA Cell with an automated screwdriver and the customer’s other specifications. It would consist of the following systems.

• DAC’s Robotic Assembly Cell consists of:
• Conveyor to transport product through the cell.
• Product specific tooling with a lift and locate device to present the product to the screw insertion tooling.
• Programmable 5-axis Fanuc Robotic positioning system to locate automated screw insertion tooling.
• PC control with Customer Control System (CCS) interface, barcode scanner, and SMEMA interface controls.
• Screw insertion tooling with screw feeding and insertion monitoring controls mounted on the Fanuc Robot J5 axis.
• CCD Camera to read bar code and perform basic inspection mounted on robot J5 axis.

Product Information

Datasheet

Application:

Attach three hinges to the base and lid of a product using 4 screws per hinge. Objectives are to decrease cycle time, improve quality by monitoring screw torque, and re-deploy operator in alternate task.

Solution:

Robot system to pick hinges from a feeder and screws hinges to cooler base and lid.

Hardware:

• Fanuc Robotics LR Mate 200iC 6-Axis robot
• Fanuc iRVision Camera system used to locate screw holes in cooler base and lid and also verify hinge orientation
• Atlas Copco automated screw driver with screw feeder bowl used to verify screw torque and screw depth
• Custom EOAT with hinge vacuum head PLC master controller with user HMI
• VFD controlled conveyor

Result:

• Re-deployment of manpower
• Increased quality
• Increased throughput

The DAC Tin Dipping Machine is a machine that automates the tinning process used in the pin connector industry. A single DAC machine may be used on a variety of different connectors. This machine retrieves connectors from a fixture, dips them in a solder flux container, then dips them in a solder pot and returns the connectors to the fixture. Each step in this process is carefully controlled using high-precision stepper motion control in order to meet connector specifications. The process may be set up at the current standards or with the new RoHS standards being integrated worldwide.

The DAC machine utilizes a multi axis tinning robot with a loading fixture and end of arm tooling that may be modified for different series of products. Each step is precisely controlled by the DAC operating system to assure that the connectors are dipped at a precise depth for a specific amount of time. The machine also includes an option that executes a rapid ramp move that is designed for anti bridging.  The machine also includes a Z-axis robot to scrape the dross from the IPA pot in each dipping cycle. The scraping residue is removed and placed into a container.

Application:

Automatically read a barcode, install a ball bearing into a vent hole and then apply a custom label over the vent hole. The system must control the depth and force of ball insertion and also verify ball is in place. The system must also verify the accuracy and quality of the label printed.

Solution:

A fully automatic, standalone robotic system that performs the following functions

• Transports the electronic module on a conveyor into the cell
• Picks the module off the conveyor and presents it to a camera to read the barcode with a robot.
• Re-orients the module in front of the camera and locates the vent hole
• Positions the module below the ball inserter with the robot
• Feeds a ball from a gravity feeder bowl
• Presses the ball into the module to a set force and depth
• Moves the module in front of the camera to verify the ball is in place
• Prints a custom label based on the module information
• Verifies the quality of the label with a verifier
• Moves the module back onto the conveyor

Hardware:

• One Fanuc Robotics LR Mate 200iC 6-Axis robot
• Custom End of Arm tooling with
• Label vacuum head on a cylinder with vacuum switch
• Firewire camera with lens and LED ringlight
• Lid vacuum cups with vacuum switch
• Quick change tooling interface
• Zebra Printer with custom label presenter
• Label verifier module
• Edge Belt Conveyor
• Stepper motor driven
• Industrial Computer with monitor

Software:

• National Instruments LabVIEW custom application
• Master controller
• Process control and status
• I/O and maintenance interface
• National Instruments Vision Builder for vision processing
• Fanuc Robotics robot programs
• DAC viMate Fanuc to LabVIEW interface program
• Interface to customer’s plant wide system

Result:

• System produced products with verified 100% lid placed at required parameters
• 100% verification of label print quality and accuracy as well as repeatable label location due to robot placement
• Takt time of 18 seconds
• No operator required

Application:

Automatically place a lid on an electronic product and place a custom printed barcode label onto the lid.  The label context is based on a product label on the electronic device.

Solution:

A fully automatic, standalone robotic system that performs the following functions

• Transports the electronic enclosure on a conveyor into the cell
• Reads the product barcode on the product with a camera mounted on a robot
• Prints out a custom barcode label from a printer and presents it to the robot
• Verifies the label quality and content with a camera mounted on a robot
• Picks the label from the presenter with the robot end of arm tool
• Picks a lid from a stack magazine
• Places the lid on the electronic enclosure
• Places the label on the lid
• Verifies location of the label on the lid with a camera mounted on a robot

Hardware:

• One Fanuc Robotics LR Mate 200iC 6-Axis robot
• Custom End of Arm tooling with
• Label vacuum head on a cylinder with vacuum switch
• Firewire camera with lens and LED ringlight
• Lid vacuum cups with vacuum switch
• Quick change tooling interface
• Zebra Printer with custom label presenter
• Label verifier module
• Edge Belt Conveyor
  • Stepper motor driven
• Industrial Computer with monitor

Software:

• National Instruments LabVIEW custom application
• Master controller
• Process control and status
• I/O and maintenance interface
• National Instruments Vision Builder for vision processing
• Fanuc Robotics robot programs
• DAC viMate Fanuc to LabVIEW interface program
• Interface to customer’s plant wide system

Result:

• System produced products with verified 100% lid placed at required parameters
• 100% verification of label print quality and accuracy as well as repeatable label location due to robot placement
• Takt time of 18 seconds
• No operator require