Unit 5
ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION
Objective:
Students will be able to understand the part delivery and workstation automation process.
Assembly Automation:
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes. Human intervention is reduced by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions — and embodying those predeterminations in machines.Automation, includes the use of various equipment and control systems such as machinery, processes in factories, boilers, and heat-treating ovens, switching on telephone networks, steering, and stabilization of ships, aircraft, and other applications and vehicles with reduced human intervention.
Powered Feed track and escapement system
Various Escapements and Part Placing Mechanisms
Design for Automatic Assembly
Rotary Disc Feeder and Centrifugal Hopper Feeder
Bladed Wheel and Tumbling Barrel Hopper Feeders
Rotary Centreboard and Magnetic Feeders
Part Orienting Devices
Feed Tracks and their analysis
Vibratory Bowl Feeder
Analysis of Vibratory Bowl Feeder
Reciprocating Tube Hopper Feeder
Centreboard Hopper Feeder and its analysis
Reciprocating fork and External Gate Hopper Feeders