In terms of the manufacturing of radial shaft seal rings, an clever gripper answer is crucial. KACO GmbH + Co KG depends on a gripper of the longer term from the Zimmer Group, which makes manufacturing extra environment friendly and sooner.
In terms of the manufacturing of radial shaft seal rings, an clever gripper answer is crucial. KACO GmbH + Co KG depends on a gripper of the longer term from the Zimmer Group, which makes manufacturing extra environment friendly and sooner.
Dealing with of radial shaft sealing rings
KACO is the world’s main developer and producer of high-precision, application-oriented sealing options for the automotive and provider trade. As an in depth accomplice to the automotive and provider trade, the corporate is in tune with the instances and likewise depends on forward-looking applied sciences in its personal manufacturing.
For the innovation of their manufacturing plant, a gripper answer was wanted to make sure the position of radial shaft seal rings within the sliding wax plant. The sliding wax line is the final step earlier than the seal rings are visually inspected earlier than they’re shipped packaged to the client. The lubricant ensures the graceful set up of the merchandise at KACO’s buyer’s website.
To decide on the suitable gripper, the corporate turned to automation specialist Zimmer Group, because it already had a protracted and profitable working relationship. The necessities for the gripper had been clearly outlined: It should be capable to deal with radial shaft seals with completely different dimensions and allow parameterisable stroke settings. Pneumatic grippers that at all times open fully weren’t sensible. As well as, solely an inner gripper was attainable, because the rubber coating of the workpieces should not be broken.
KACO depends on IO-Hyperlink know-how
The GEH6040IL-03-B electrical gripper turned out to be the best answer for these necessities. Its IO-Hyperlink know-how permits exact drive adjustment and particular person management of place and pace because of the servo drive. As well as, the gripper convinces with its straightforward commissioning and management in addition to the difference to completely different workpieces.
As much as 32 settings will be saved within the gripper, which facilitates adaptation to new workpiece sizes and thus saves priceless time throughout manufacturing changeover.
“The mechanical self-locking when the place is reached can also be an enormous plus. It ensures that the workpiece is held securely within the occasion of an emergency cease or energy failure,” is aware of Klaus Tritt, technical guide on the Zimmer Group, who supported KACO on this venture.
In KACO’s glide wax system, two 6000 sequence grippers had been related in sequence to make sure the transport of workpieces from the conveyor to the glide wax system in addition to from the system to the conveyor for switch to the visible inspection.
Using clever grippers in manufacturing
The combination of the gripper into KACO’s manufacturing line went easily. The shut cooperation between the Zimmer Group and KACO made it attainable to develop a customized answer that was completely tailor-made to the wants of the automotive provider.
“The service and above all of the technical recommendation from Klaus Tritt had been at all times wonderful. It doesn’t matter what problem arose throughout the integration of the grippers, Mr Tritt was instantly at our facet and was capable of finding an answer with us,” says Hubert Eckert, CAD designer and manufacturing optimiser at KACO.
General, the usage of the clever gripper has confirmed to be extraordinarily profitable. The applying of sliding wax to the radial shaft seal rings now runs sooner and extra effectively, which can also be mirrored within the manufacturing prices: these have been decreased by half, primarily as a result of saving of priceless time throughout set-up on new workpieces.
Lengthy partnership characterises cooperation
KACO is happy with the profitable in-house developments and the value-added chain from a single supply, which make it attainable to reply to prospects’ particular person needs – a philosophy that can also be shared by the Zimmer Group. Collectively, they appear positively on the developments within the automotive trade. With their technical know-how and options experience, they agree that each KACO and the Zimmer Group will play a decisive function in shaping the transition from combustion engines to e-mobility.
For years, the Zimmer Group has been a number one improvement and system accomplice for famend car producers in addition to their suppliers and system integrators. The corporate’s portfolio covers the dealing with of all powertrain components, together with camshafts, crankshafts, cylinder blocks and heads, transmissions and chassis components in addition to tyres, wheels and rims. Because of the calls for that electrical autos place on manufacturing know-how, the economical manufacturing of battery cells and packs is essential for the expansion of this market. A excessive diploma of automation, for instance in battery manufacturing, module meeting and electrical motor manufacturing, is indispensable for this.