FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM
FAS200
User Manual for FAS200
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Because of this, this module represents an increase in flexibility in that it allows
variety in the assemblies put together, in the form of being able to fit shafts of
different materials; aluminium or nylon.
The existence of these variants means that the extra operations of checking the
type of material and extracting ones which are not of the desired material are
added to the normal operations of feeding, handling and insertion.
This seventh module feeds the shaft which will be inserted inside of the bearing
of the turning mechanism, and verifies its material and orientation. Then, the
next module rejects the shaft or places it inside the housing of the body on the
pallet, depending of the signals “metal shaft” and “plastic shaft” and the
orientation of the shaft.
The confirmation of the presence, the orientation and the material of the shaft is
got by some sensors (an inductive detector, a capacitive detector and a
pneumatic cylinder with magnetic detector at the end of its stroke) turning on
some internal flags of the PLC, the previously mentioned signals.
This operation begins when the pallet is positioned opposite the eighth module,
held in a determined location by a stopper on the linear transfer. Confirmation
that the pallet is in the correct position is provided by a microswitch which sends
the appropriate signal to the PLC of the eighth module which in turn sends the
signal “start cycle” to the PLC of this seventh module.
INTEGRAL PARTS:
The seventh module, like the others, may be divided into a series of
manipulators. Each sub-division has been made by considering it as a set of
components which performs a specific operation within the whole process
carried out at the module.
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