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Mechatronic Solution Sends Speed Nuts Home

The Client’s Challenge

A major first tier automotive supplier contacted Mechatronic to find a reliable solution to securely press home a number of speed nuts to retain an injection moulded liner within the map pocket of a door liner – a process previously done by hand.

The Client’s Specific Needs

An innovative partner to ensure that every fixing is loaded to location, press them tightly home and verify correct positions after processing.

The main objectives were to:

• improve the quality
• add consistency to the product
• reduce the risk of repetitive strain injury
• eliminate the chances of missed components
• speed up production.

The Mechatronic Solution

Mechatronic worked closely with its client to develop and trial a solution which allowed some manual input to load the speed nuts to position and place the mouldings onto soft segmented locators. The machine then verifies that all parts are in the correct positions.

A CAD machined pommel travels into position to support the opposing side of the moulded part. When all correct, the machine operates pneumatically to position the tooling over the nodes then presses them home simultaneously. The machine verifies that all nuts are in place before releasing the component to be packed.

The concept has been particularly challenging due to the fact that the 13 nodes are not in a common plane. It was also necessary to make two mirrored machines to accommodate left and right-handed parts.

The Results

The consistency of products from this suite of machines is very high with a quicker cycle time and 50% reduction in manning.

For more information, please contact Luke Fedden, applications engineer, on 0121 742 7206