Ring gear crimping, ZF, Saarbrücken (D)

The ZF plant in Saarbrücken handles the entire work process fully automatically, from feeding and aligning the components to transporting them to the processing machines and storing the finished ring gears. Rejects are sorted out.

GKN Automotive

Technical Details

Project

  • Cramping of ring gears at ZF Saarbrücken

Installation

  • Feeding the raw parts
  • Alignment of the ring gears and plates
  • Transfer to the crimping machines
  • Transfer to the balancing station
  • Depositing of the finished parts
  • Sorting out the NIO parts

Controls

  • 1x SINUMERIK 840D sl
  • 2x KUKA KRC4
  • Robot 1: KR 10 R1100
  • Robot 2: KR 120 R2500 pro

Features

  • Pre-alignment of the stacked raw parts (plates)
  • Alignment device for 2 components
  • Detection of the stack height by the robot
  • Unloading and loading in one step
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