At the Volkswagen plant in Braunschweig, we implemented an automated production line for VW Caddy rear axles. The sequence includes incoming paint racks, transfer of the parts to the processing machines, and the output of the finished parts. The system checks quantities and sorts out defective parts; a job manager optimally adjusts the production sequence.
Technical Details
Project
Loading/unloading of Unior machines and camera inspection
Installation
Feeding of the raw parts from painting racks, incl. feeding of the racks
Transfer of the raw parts from the gantry and loading/unloading of the machines
After unloading, transfer of the parts to the measuring cell
IO/NIO differentiation via Cognex camera system
Unloading into racks for finished parts, incl. ejection of the racks
Controls
2x SINUMERIK 840D sl
3x KUKA KRC4
Robot 3: KR 210 R3100 ultra
Features
Job manager for optimum capacity utilization with automatic type changeover
Control of the number of parts fed, in line with the target number of pieces of the respective type, as well as the associated type-related loading of the processing machines
Automatic ejection after evaluation of the machining process
