What Is an Automated Assembly System?
Automated Assembly Systems are machines designed to automatically assemble and manufacture products in factories and other manufacturing processes.
Automated assembly systems can refer to equipment that performs single tasks, such as screw tightening, riveting, and clamping machines, assembly robots, and conveyor systems, or they can refer to assembly processes that involve multiple assembly tasks.
Uses of Automated Assembly Systems
Automated assembly systems find applications in factories and manufacturing processes to automatically assemble products from individual parts.
Examples of Automated assembly system applications include:
- Small coils and cores
- 28-sheet simultaneous feed radiator parts and plating lines
- Small variable condensers
- Cores
- Camera front sections
- Contact switch contacts
- Jacks
- Automotive dynamos
- Ultra-compact volumes
- Thermo switches
- Cylinder lock caps
- Tape recorder magnetic heads
- Focal plane shutters
- Film winders for cameras
- Ignition coils for automobiles
- Three-blade lens shutters for cameras
- Micromotors
- Watch components
- FMS (Flexible Manufacturing Systems)
- Solenoid valves for various products
- Electronic toothbrushes
- Earrings
- Liquid pressure control valves
- Bond supply drying systems
- Sensors for automated assembly systems
- Sensor table plungers
- Fully automatic reamers
- Hopping caulking assembly systems
- Ultrafine springs
- Automatic joint caulking systems
- Needle bearings
- Clutches
- Ring-shaped workpieces
and many more…
Principle of Automated Assembly Systems
Automated assembly systems consist of a unit that assembles, processes, and inspects products, along with a base machine responsible for transporting products and parts.
There are two types of base machines: line-type and turntable-type.
In line-type automated assembly systems, the feeding unit includes parts feeders, hoppers, palletizing devices, etc., while the discharging unit consists of conveyors, palletizing devices, cartooning devices, packaging machines, etc.
One advantage is that unit placement is straightforward, facilitating layout design for machines with many parts and ease of maintenance. However, it may require more space due to the necessary gaps between each unit.
Turntable-type automated assembly systems feature feeding units with parts feeders, hoppers, palletizing devices, etc., and discharging units with conveyors, palletizing devices, cartoning devices, packaging machines, etc.
The main advantage is that units can be densely arranged, saving space. However, achieving compatibility between layout and maintainability can be challenging when dealing with a large number of parts.