The new modules for IPTE/Prodel’s assembly and transfer system A3D can be used in the manufacturing steps of larger products and work pieces. The transport palettes have a dimension of 540 x 540 mm and can bear a payload of up to 50 kg. With these work-piece holders, users now have a choice between four standard sizes: 200 x 200 mm, 290 x 350 mm, 310 x 410 mm, as well as 540 x 540 mm.
The A3D assembly and transfer system is the most powerful equipment in the company’s machine portfolio. The self-contained modules can be combined and are so flexible that they can handle all arrangements of automated or manual tasks, regardless of whether a system is an off-line or an in-line configuration. Beginning with just a single, self-contained cell, a complete automated and robust system can be configured, featuring very short cycle times. The seize of investment could be decided by the customer, step by step, according to the needed production level.
Every transport palette features an integrated data memory which stores all product-related information and notes all results of the assembly processes. Errors will be identified immediately, and the entire manufacturing process can be traced down to its minute details. The modules can be used in practically every manufacturing environment be it a clean room or a heavy-duty shop floor, where oil and other liquids are in use.
All modules feature a decentralized control unit, named “Turbo”, which uses a plain language based on communication procedures. The control unit comprises of the following functional sections: control of the transfer system, dialog between the assembly system and the memory on the transport palette, control of specific procedures, control of the moving axes, as well as the interface to the vision systems. Since every module includes its own control unit, by expanding the system with additional modules, the capacity of the entire control system can also be significantly enlarged. As an option, there is software available (TurboScope, TurboKit) which allows for the tracing of the production process.
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