CASE STUDY

Author: Laura AmRhein | Date: February 13, 2023

AUTOMOTIVE – ASSEMBLY AND QUALITY INSPECTION, STREAMLINED AND SIMPLIFIED

A large automotive parts manufacturer needed to deliver assembled, inspected finished parts on-time, profitably. We delivered an in-line solution that met all requirements, worked in concert with the Operator, and meet customer part and shipping requirements for eight unique part assemblies in a single-shift, 20-40% faster than manual assembly and inspection.

CHALLENGE

An automotive part manufacturer needed help ensuring quality finished parts for eight different assemblies with multiple unique attachment and quality inspection requirements met end-customer on-time-complete targets.

SOLUTION

Orka Automation designed a single in-line work cell that worked in tandem with operator assembly responsibilities and verified finished assemblies met quality requirements in real time.

  • Dowels at the bottom of each fixture connect with sensors that verify part assembly and inspection requirements.  
  • Vision sensors verify proper clip attachment, component presence, and color values.  
  • Barcoding allows for part traceability.
  • Parts that do not pass all points of assembly and inspection can be manually reworked in real-time, minimizing bad parts and scrap.

OUTCOMES AND BENEFITS TO OUR CUSTOMER

Improved Efficiencies – Automating key assembly and inspection requirements simultaneously reduced cycle time by 20-40%.

Work Force Optimization – Automating the process enabled a single operator could meet shipping requirements in a single shift, with 100% accuracy.

Verified Quality Finished Parts – Vision inspection and data collection ensured finished assemblies met all end-customer requirements.  

PARTNERS IN PROGRESS

Component Engineering has been designing, building, and integrating custom quality solutions for over 20 years. Partnered with enhanced quality inspection solutions and automation technologies from Orka Automation, we help customers create high performance manufacturing environments that increase efficiency, reduce risk, and deliver quality results.

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