tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31410327793802250112024-03-13T03:22:11.938+00:00TQC Automation & Test SolutionsDesigners and manufacturers of assembly and test equipment for special applications. Over 25 years experience in all industries including automotive and medical / pharmaceutical. From design and development, consultancy work to large system installations. Specialist leak test engineers. Custom built engineering solutions supplied to customer specifications using in house facilities.TQC Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251509106255993516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141032779380225011.post-63863731432904054542009-11-23T14:06:00.001+00:002009-11-23T14:09:17.905+00:00Case Study - Assembly Automation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tqc.co.uk/automation/pallet_assembly.htm" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiai9XZ2grY7DEVz5voKciIgF5v9T6qeYabnA2pZQi1TSzH9jCQ5vqtA5qEEMpJY53ZjooSZvjZ9sRYeVHPN8WUi6pJv4qZTZ3toVrgCPMrX88hfNXbAHBq7aefI3r3lXWJh3uEC7VcCH4/s640/banner-sco2.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>FULLY AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY OF AN AUTOMOTIVE LATCH ASSEMBLY</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Challenge</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A high volume automotive manufacturer, Southco Manufacturing, presented TQC with a number of parts and asked for a machine to automatically assemble them in a short cycle time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The component, a glovebox latch, is produced in various formats to suit different applications and the overall production volume requirements meant that assembly time had to fit with injection moulding time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Solution</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Based on the system requiring minimal operator involvement, TQC designed and manufactured a fully automated linear assembly system based around a Flexlink conveyor loop with 8 stations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All parts are bowl fed from bulk and allow the assembly to be sequentially built up along the different stations. Following assembly the part is fully tested with passed parts marked. Passed and failed parts are automatically unloaded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The system is PLC controlled and includes a HMI. A guard enclosure, including roof, is installed for safety and noise reduction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Key Benefits</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The system ensures that all assemblies supplied to the end customer are correct as integrated testing is included. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Labour costs are at a minimal as a service operator is all that is required, manual assembly would require typically 6 operators.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>To read more click </em><a href="http://www.tqc.co.uk/automation/pallet_assembly.htm"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>View machine video </em><a href="http://www.tqc.org.uk/pphlogger/dlcount.php?id=tqcltd&url=/video/platen_based_assembly_system_web_edit.wmv"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></span>TQC Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251509106255993516noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141032779380225011.post-89390537171795183302009-11-23T11:44:00.007+00:002009-11-23T12:10:52.523+00:00Case Study - Leak Testing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tqc.co.uk/leaktesting/high_pressure_audit_leaktest.htm" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnmfzWo8DKlm2WX2XAFqZj9CGLcqJX-nkOKPRIe1-n4Zfid8RSHjS0XNRcGA4_62h8OAJf0dIsyMFuPBbwMtFELXNQ4cD7P4pIgDpc17RepOfPuT_IbqhljA3-GFIgf_T7wugFi2OVoY/s640/banner-jws1.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AUDIT LEAK TESTING OF A BRASS CAST PRODUCT</span></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To supply a <strong>High Pressure Audit Leak Test System with the ability for PC Datalogging</strong>. The customer required an alternative to testing parts under water for the quantifiable leak testing of their cast brass components. An addition need was for all results to be logged via a PC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A number of variants need to be tested using high pressure nitrogen inside the product. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Solution</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">TQC supplied a system based around their standard leak test solution. This includes a self-guarding drawer leak test fixture and a leak test instrument.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Customer parts are loaded into interchangeable tooling within the leak test fixture, the drawer is closed and the leak test automatically started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The testing includes a gross leak test to ensure the instrumentation is not damaged and a fine leak test to ensure the part does not leak in excess of the pass/fail parameters set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The leak test used -0.2bar vacuum external to the part and 34bar nitrogen internal to the part with an air leakage limit of 50 cubic mm per sec. The test was completed in around 25 seconds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The data logged by the system included batch data, part number, die number and test results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Key Benefits</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The customer gained a facilty for the quantifiable leak testing of their product. The system can accomodate part variants easily via interchangable 'drop-in' tooling inserts. All test results are automatically logged for any tracking purposes that are required.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>To read more click </em><a href="http://www.tqc.co.uk/leaktesting/high_pressure_audit_leaktest.htm"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Automatic Assembly</strong> </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pallet Based Systems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rotary Table Solutions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indexing Systems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bowl Feeders</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pick & Place Technology</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Integrated Testing</strong> </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leak Testing (air decay, helium)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pressure / Burst Testing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Poka Yoke Assembly Checking</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Function Testing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Electrical Testing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hydraulic Testing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vision Systems</span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Automated Handling & Robotics</strong> </span><br />
</div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6-Axis & SCARA Robot Systems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conveyors Systems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pallet / Tray Loading & Unloading</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Jigs & Fixtures</strong> </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welding & Machining</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assembly & Test Fixtures</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Measurement fixtures</span></li>
</ul><div><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">General </span></strong><br />
</div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full Mechanical, Electrical & Software Design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fully Managed Projects</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In-house Manufacture, Painting, Electrical Panel Build</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Installation / Commissioning & Full Service Backup</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GAMP, 21 CFR Part 11</span></li>
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