2019/10/23 - Assembly Show - 4:00 - 4:40 PM – Sean McBride

THE ART OF AUTOMATION

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The Art of Automation

How new mechantronics build the next

generation of feeding and handling

solutions.

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INTRODUCTION – AFAG AUTOMATION

Sales partners Afag group

Branch Afag group

Afag Automation

Nashville TN

Sean McBrideSales ManagerNorth America

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AFAG AUTOMATION PRODUCTS

Feeding Components

Feeding Solutions

Handling Components

Handling Solutions

Transport

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Reliability

Repeatability

Global Availability

Documentation

Serviceability

ROI

Floor Space vs. Output

Environmental Considerations

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

General Requirements in the Mechatronic World

Intelligent Components

Communication & Connectivity

(Fieldbus, OPC UA …)

IoT / Industry 4.0

Predictive Maintenance

Digital Twin

Simulation

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ENGINEERED FEEDING SOLUTIONS

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ENGINEERED FEEDING SOLUTIONS

Concept3D CAD

design

CAM

CNC data

5-axis

milling5S

Assembly

Testing

FAT

„Wisdom“

Management

SimulationAdditive

Manufacturing

Simulation

Digital Twin

(7)(6)

(5)

(4)(3)

(2)

(1) (3)(2)

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(1) WISDOM MANAGEMENT

Database with thousands

of parts (3D models)

Search engine results

with percentage of match

and link to ERP material

and order number

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(2) SIMULATION OF VIBRATORY FEEDING

simulation of feeding and

sorting processes

proactive tests when parts

change

support when developing new

feeding concepts

bidirectionale interface to Solid

Works

supporting simultaneous

engineering processes

B U T … still some work to do !

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(3) CAM & CNC DATA SIMULATION

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(4) SIMULTANOUS 5-AXIS CNC MILLING

5-axis simultaneous CNC milling

milling of polyamide, aluminium and stainless steel bowls

milling of tool steel and stainless steel sorting tools

automatic interchange of workpiece clamping pallets

flexible processing strategies

maximized machine run-time

multi shift operation

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(5) ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

consulting

part design

design

sorting tools

proof of

concept„print“

sample parts

„print“

tools

Multi-Jet-Modeling

for polymer parts

Laser-Beam-Melting

for polymer & metal parts

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(5) ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

design

bowl

design

sorting tools

proof of

concept„print“

bowl

„print“

tools

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(6) 5S ORIENTATED ASSEMBLY

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(7) STANDARD TESTING PROCEDURES FAT

Beckhoff/Ethercat inside

configurated / programmed by assembly experts

NO PLC specialist required !

e.g. 4 or 8 hours test with documented cycle time graph

proof of highest availability (up to 99.8%)

professional FAT documentation

easy control

test equipment

for feeder units

embedded PC

test equipment with

standard procedures

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INNOVATION IN FEEDING

NEW drum feeder with piezo actautorand ultrasonic wave part transportNO vibration, NO noise

NEWS from R&D:

next linearfeeder generation with

microprocessor closed loop control and fieldbus

connectivity in sidebox or embdedded version

Piezo

actuator

feeding

track

blow feed

exit tool

free space

NO vibratory feeder

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FROM HANDLING COMPONENTS TO SYSTEMS

PNEUMATIC

Version:

NANO

MINI

MIDI

MAXI

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FROM HANDLING COMPONENTS TO SYSTEMS

ELECTRIC

Version:

MINI

MIDI

MAXI

GIGA

TERRA

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HANDLING COMPONENTS HIGHLIGHTS

Pneumatic or Electric

Modular (think Legos)

Strong but lightweight

Fixed Grid System

Repairable

Readily Available

Rugged

Fast and Repeatable

Guaranteed

Pneumatic

DG 16 / 20

rotary gripper

Pneumatic / Electric

GMQ 32 / RE 75

rotary gripper

News from R&D:

Electric Rotary Module ER 12

with integrated controller:• direct control with IO Link

• 1 connector IO-Link class B

• Status display by LED ring

• 8.5 mm hollow shaft

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HANDLING SOLUTIONS CONFIGURATOR

1. System suggestion

2. Configuration and simultaneous price list

3. Inclusion of peripheral equipment

4. Shopping cart

5. Configuration with live view

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AFAG AUTOMATION MECHATRONIC SOLUTIONS

Thank you for your attention.

See you at our booth 1706