Project Info
Customer Requirement: A robotic system to pick up, orient, and present two halves of a heat shield to a riveter for joining and to offload the finished product.
Solution: MESH designed, manufactured, and installed a customizable system that used a KUKA robot and custom end-of-arm tooling to do the following:
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- Pick up two halves of the heat shield from alignment part nests.
- Present the heat shield parts to the riveter to clinch four rivets, forming one part.
- Place the joined part onto an outfeed conveyor.
Productivity
Featured Automation
- Industrial Robot: The KUKA KR10 R900 6-axis robot was selected for its 901.5mm reach and 10kg payload to extend to the tool nest, riveter, and outfeed conveyor and perform part rotation.
- Riveter: This rivet setter was used to fix two halves of the shield together, forming one part.
- Custom End-of-Arm Tooling: MESH’s vacuum-type end-of-arm tooling was constructed with lightweight aluminum and used to grip the two halves of the heat shield at once and successfully hold them in place during riveting.
- Outfeed Conveyor: One standard 24″ belt conveyor was used to move parts out of the cell.
- User-Friendly Operator Interface: The system was equipped with a user-friendly operator interface to ensure efficient operation and minimal training requirements.
