Automation Equipment Types and Terms
Types of Assembly Machinery
- is
used in the production process.
- are
manufacturing processes in which parts are added to a product in a sequential
manner.
- are
automated parts of the assembly process.
- is
the group of computerized machines used in manufacturing and packaging
processes.
- can
include assembly, laser marking, bulk feeder, material handling and injection
molding systems, plastics processors, radial and axial inserters, component
sequencers, chip component mounters, etc. Automation systems are used
in a wide variety of industries, such as the manufacturing, pharmaceutical
and consumer products industries.
- guide
or manipulate various elements in order to achieve a prescribed result.
- consists
of different technologies, philosophies and disciplines, the combination
of which varies from process to process and plant to plant. Factory automation
systems can include controllers, SCADA software, operator interfaces,
I/O, drives and communications networks.
- include
blind, threaded, non-threaded, concrete and general construction fastening
systems. Fasteners,
such as screws, nails, bolts and concrete anchors, connect two pieces
together that would otherwise have been separate.
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are work platforms used to raise and lower material, personnel and work
pieces for loading and assembly positioning. Hydraulic lifts are crucial
pieces of assembly machinery.
- refers
to the computer-operated machines used in an assembly line.
- are
modular systems that use pallets, or trays, to move parts from one station
to the next for machining or assembly processes.
- are
parts of assembly machinery that are often lightweight and capable of
handling and moving pieces along in the assembly process.
- are
often used in conjunction with automated assembly machinery. Robotic systems,
whose benefits include re-programmability, handle more detailed assembly
jobs and are designed to move material, parts, tools or specified devices
through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of
tasks.
- are
a type of assembly machinery that produce a desired image onto various
fabrics and textiles.
- are
often custom built machines for the assembly of pieces that include three
or more parts. A rotating table, which rotates parts into position, is
typically a part of the main machine.
- (http://www.vibratory-feeders.com),the
most common type of parts feeder , has a vibrating and turning bowl
with a helical track that climbs the inside wall of the bowl
into which parts are dumped. As the parts climb the track, they encounter
barriers that adjust the parts in a certain way, making subsequent assembly
easier.
Assembly Machinery Terms
-
A device in a closed-loop control system that translates the control signal
of the final control element into action by the control device.
- The concept
of varying the speed of a motor, either manually or automatically. The
desired operating speed (set speed) is relatively constant regardless
of load.
- A program that translates
assembly language into machine instructions.
- Automatic, as opposed
to human, operation or control of a process, equipment or a system. Automation
also refers to the techniques and equipment used to achieve this automatic
control.
- Any movable part of a
machine or system that requires controlled motion. Several axes of motion
can be combined in a coordinated multi-axis system.
- A list of
all the subassemblies, parts and raw materials of which a parent assembly
consists.
-
Also called "CADD (computer aided design and drafting)," it
is a system that can be integrated with a CAM system.
- The use of computer technology to generate data to control part
or all of a manufacturing process.
- The process of
determining the capacity or scale graduations of a measuring instrument.
- The use of computers in all facets of manufacturing.
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- A moving belt that transports objects along the assembly process.
- An entirely automated
plant floor in which there is no labor.
-
Typically, an automated system comprised of CNC machines in which robots
load and unload parts that are conveyed through the system.
- An approach
to manufacturing in which each operation is closely synchronized with
subsequent operations.
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- A transducer for the measurement of force or weight. Action is
based on strain gages mounted within the cell on a force beam.
- Any system of computers
and peripherals.
- A device
that senses the presence or absence of an object without physical contact
and, in response, closes or opens circuit contacts.
- An
early step in the design process of assembly systems in which a small-scale
prototype is developed to test out certain key features of the design.
RP, which can include sketches, low-fidelity physical prototypes, CAD
visualization, rapid application development or video prototyping, is
extremely useful for large-scale projects, as it speeds up the entire
development process.
- The study of the
design and use of robots, particularly for their use in manufacturing
and related processes.
- A device that measures
the motion of, or forces/torques acting on, a body or joint.