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Clutch
Pack Assembly Machine
PROJECT
SCOPE:
To develop a flexible manufacturing line to produce two families,
five different styles of clutch assemblies, reducing the amount
of labor, increasing the efficiency and improving quality.
COMPANY:
This company is an international manufacturer of construction equipment.
DESCRIPTION:
System consisted of a Bosch Pallet transfer system, integrated
with equipment designed and built by Automation Plus. The operator
would choose a part via picture or description from the touch-screen
panel and load the clutch carrier on a pallet, which would
shuttle from station to station. The separator and friction
plates are separated, orientated, and placed in each carrier.
UNIQUE
FEATURES:
The separator plates were covered with a rust preventative that
caused the plates to stick together. Some of these required heating
with a bearing heater in order for the operator to separate. In
some cases, a hammer was used to separate, causing damage to some
of the plates. Operator errors in installing the correct number
of each plates in each carrier were eliminated, while increasing
production to a rate of one plate every 1.6 seconds.
Completed machine ready for customer runoff.
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