CDS Manufacturing Completes Automatic O-Ring Installation Machine
CDS Manufacturing has completed a custom designed and built automatic o-ring installation machine. This system automatically feeds and orients draincocks to a pick up nest where a pick and place loads it onto an indexing dial plate. The dial indexes presenting the draincock at the o-ring installation station. An o-ring is removed from the pick up nest and installed onto the draincock. The dial indexes presenting the assembly in front of a vision system. The vision system confirms that an o-ring has been installed onto the draincock. The dial indexes presenting the assembly at the unload station. An automatic good / reject part gating system diverts parts to their respective output chutes. Good parts exit the system via the good parts output chute. Reject parts are diverted to the reject parts output chute and are stored in rejects container below. This system automatically installs o-rings at a rate of approximately 30 parts per minute.
