Index assembly machines

A large range of index motion machines

The index machines are custom machines. The product characteristics, the requirements, the assembly specifics and the special processes are the basis of the machine design. The machine can be dedicated to only one product or developed to assemble many product variants. The standard technical elements of the machines can be adapted to all purposes. The tools can be quickly changed, the tracking feeding system gives the necessary flexibility for the production of short batches, and robotics can be also integrated.

Prior to machine design validation, Derisking (Proof of Principle) is carried out to simulate complex or difficult processes. The technical concept is then integrated entirely in the complete machine.

INDEX MACHINE STRENGTHS:

  • Robustness, reliability, repeatability, to ensure performance
  • Complex assembly process technology
  • Easy access, compactness, user friendly and complete view of each single process to ease the machine operating and the maintenance
  • Low maintenance cost and easy service Level 1 without touching the settings
  • Connectivity, secure interface for remote service

The various kinds of index machines

INDEX AUTOMATIC MACHINE BY SOCIETE GUY NEYRET

Speed from 2400 to 14400 parts/hour, single or multiple nest
Yearly Production: 10M-100M parts/year

The assembly operations are done on a rotary index table or using a mechanical or magnetic linear conveyor. Guy Neyret machines integrate came manipulators, both mechanical and/or electrical (eManip). Each station can have up to 6 motions allowing several features/processes thus reducing notably the machine footprint.

Quality check “online”: the machine includes all kinds of vision cameras, sensors or specific testing systems, in order to check the integrity of the components/product and the functionality of the product.

Feeding Equipment: bowl feeders, palletizers, tracking with robots.

Machines can be associated with specially developed conveyors (FIFO) or other integrated systems.

INDEX AUTOMATIC MACHINE BY FRANKLIN AUTOMATION

Speed from 800 to 3600 parts/hour in single nest
Yearly Production: 3M-25M parts/year

FAI designs machines of rotary type or linear mechanical conveyor, and can integrate many kinds of technologies.

Quality check “online”: the machine includes all kinds of vision inspection cameras, sensors or specific testing systems, in order to check the integrity of the components/product and the functionality of the product.

Feeding Equipment: bowl feeders, palletizers, tracking with robots

SEMI-AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY MACHINES

Speed of 700 cycles/hour with single or multiple nests.
Yearly Production: up to 5M parts/year

Suitable for low and average series of production
Manual feeding or automatic feeding with small bowl feeders

Quick change nest/tooling and robots with quick hand change, in order to produce multiple product variants

PILOT INDEX MACHINE

Automatic assembly of small batches. These machines are essentially used to perform clinical tests prior to entering the industrialization phase.
Compact machine suitable for Clean room ISO7.
Lower CAPEX cost
Quick tooling change

MANUAL WORKSTATION

The workstation integrates a tooling, a manipulator on which the operator installs the product components, do the quality checks or add printing to a product. The assembly station allows to run operations at low speed.

SPECIFIC MACHINES

In this specific range of machines, we have:

  • digital printing machines;
  • pad printing machines;
  • laser printing machines;
  • product labelling machines;
  • connector pinning;
  • textile machines;
  • quality check machines;
  • Others, “pilgrim step machine” …

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