Automated Bolt Assembly Station
Hytech Didactic Automated Bolt Assembly Station can be used individually or in integration with the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Setup.
This station is used to carry out bolt assembly application automatically with integration of servo slide and DC Nut Runner. Entire station is controlled and programmed with Siemens S7 1200 PLC and Siemens KTP 700 HMI.
Actual bolt feeding and assembly application is carried out on this station in integration with PLC, HMI, Digital AC Servo Motor and Pneumatically actuated systems. User is expected to carry out entire ladder programming to achieve desired results.
Basic technical requirement of this station is to assemble bolts using DC Nut runner. DC Nut runner is mounted on the servo slide powered by Digital AC Servo Motor controlled from PLC. There are three servo slides each powered by digital AC Servo motor. User can carry out interpolated motion and conclude the bolt assembly process. Users are expected to carry out the complete programming utilizing the Servo motor operation techniques in integration with PLC and HMI.
Pneumatic guided cylinder is provided on the Y axis Servo Slide to clamp the job for carrying out bolt assembly process.
Bolt Feeder station is also equipped with vibratory bowl feeder which can feed bolts of M5 x 25mm to the system. Vibratory bowl feeder operation is also actuated from the PLC and HMI of Bolt feeder station. In integrated CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) System, bolt feeder station is the last process from where the assembled job is stored back in the ASRS.
In integrated CIM mode, Jobs are loaded on the Y Axis Pneumatic module by Articulated Robot. In Individual mode operation, user has to manually load the job on the pneumatic module. In CIM mode, bolt feeder station will be integrated with SCADA and MES and eventually be controlled by the Central Control Unit.
Automated Bolt Assembly Station is completely integrated with Siemens MCD – Mechatronics Concept Designer software which acts as a digital twin software with remote commissioning facility.IIOT with Siemens Nano box can also be integrated with this station.
Technical Details of Bolt Feeder Station:
| Structure | |
|---|---|
| Total Dimensions | 155mm x 720mm x 1670mm (HT) |
| Approximate Weight | 150 KG |
| Worksurface | Made in aluminum extrusions with minimum dimensions of 1000mm x 720mm |
| Mobility | 4 Qty castor wheels with brakes |
| Servo Slides | |
| Servo Slide 1 (X Axis) | Servo Slide with ball screw and LM Block |
| Minimum stroke of 500mm | |
| Servo Motor (AC Digital Servo) with minimum capacity of 400 Watt | |
| Servo Motor amplifier with PT Logic | |
| Drag Chain for Servo Slide 1 | |
| Servo Slide 2 (Y Axis) | Servo Slide with ball screw and LM Block |
| Minimum stroke of 200mm | |
| Servo Motor (AC Digital Servo) with minimum capacity of 200 Watt | |
| Servo Motor amplifier with PT Logic | |
| Pneumatic Guided cylinder for job clamping (With FCV) | |
| Reed Switches for Guided Cylinder (2 Qty) | |
| Servo Slide 3 (Z Axis) | Servo Slide with ball screw and LM Block |
| Minimum stroke of 200mm | |
| Servo Motor (AC Digital Servo) with minimum capacity of 200 Watt | |
| Servo Motor amplifier with PT Logic | |
| Drag Chain for Servo Slide 3 | |
| Mounting arrangement for DC Nut Runner | |
| Floating LM Rail with block for free movement of DC Nut runner at the time of bolt assembly process | |
| DC Nut Runner | |
| Nut Runner | DC Nut Runner with Controller |
| Maximum Torque | 12 Nm |
| Trigger | From PLC Signals |
| Timer / Counter | Digital output with settable counter |
| Bolt Feeder | |
| Type of Bolt Feeder | Vibration bowl feeder |
| Feeding length | Minimum 150mm (Cantilever away from vibration bowl for bolt pick up) |
| Bolt Size | M5 x 25 (Allen Head) |
| Capacity | 400 Bolts |
| Sensor | Inductive proximity sensor |
| Controller | |
| PLC | Siemens S7 1200 |
| HMI | Siemens KTP 700 HMI (Basic) |
| Switch | 5 Port unmanaged switch |
| Pneumatics | |
| Pneumatic Valve | 5/2 Way double acting solenoid valve |
| Pressure Switch | Digital Pressure Switch with analog output |
| Software | |
| PLC | Siemens TIA Basic - Perpetual |
