Panel Assembly

This semi-automated standalone machine designed to assist operators in the assembly of sacrificial panels. A four station rotary dial transfers the parts through the four different assembly stations. Three of the stations are manual stations that the operators use to assemble various components to the sacrificial panels. The manual stations each include multiple sensors for detecting part presence as well as performing quality checks. The fourth station is the robotic assembly station. At this station a six axis Fanuc robot picks two different versions of plastic clips from vibratory bowl feeders and assembles them to the panels. The robot is also equipped with a camera on its end of arm tool that is used to verify each clip has been installed.