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Joining & Press Systems

Modular joining and press cell with infeed/outfeed conveyor
Electrical & Electronics

Assembly of electric drives for roller shutters in 9 stations (rotor, sleeves, ball bearings, brake backing plate, motor assembly), cycle time 10 seconds.

9 stationsCycle time 10 sec.Rotor/stator assemblyBall bearingsBrake backing plate
Servo-electric joining and press station
Automotive (E-Mobility)

Battery testing: destructive testing of EV batteries as a preliminary stage for battery recycling, manual loading.

EV batteryBattery testingDestructive testingPre-stage for battery recyclingManual loading
Joining and press machine with handling robot and belt feeding
Automotive

Pressing bushings into spacer washers, bulk material feeding with robot handling.

Bulk material feedingBelt feedingPressSpacer washersBushings
Twin-robot cell for joining and press processes
Automotive

Joining a bushing onto the rotor shaft using a servo press, including DMC laser marking for traceability.

DMC laser markingRotor shaftServo pressJoining: bushing onto shaftBufferHandlingRobot loading
Joining and press station with two press spindles for rotor-stator assembly
Automotive (E-Mobility)

Joining the rotor shaft into the stator stack by pressing, with force and position monitoring.

EVRotor shaftStator stackPressingForce monitoringPosition monitoring
Linked special-purpose machine with gantry modules, Fanuc robot and SLC conveyor line
Automotive

Joining rotor and stator in 2 parallel press stations (synchronised operation) to reduce cycle time.

Rotor-stator joiningParallel operation2 stations synchronisedCycle time reduction
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Robotic & Handling Cells

Enclosed robot cell with control cabinet and Fanuc robot for tray handling
Power Tools

Laser marking and contact welding with robot handling for over 20 different parts, autonomy over 5 hours.

Laser markingContact weldingAutonomy >5h>20 part variantsRobot handling
Robot cell with Fanuc robot and workpiece trays
Tool Making (Cutting Tools)

Loading cell for a laser hardening machine with cleaning station for raw and finished parts, machine loading and gripper change station, including process control with reject ejection.

Laser hardeningLoading cellCleaning stationGripper change stationProcess control & ejectionMachine loading
Collaborative robot cell with an open cobot arm for palletising
Tool Making (Machining Tools)

Collaborative robot cell for palletising cutting inserts with 2D position detection, DMC and RFID pallet detection.

CobotCutting inserts2D position detectionDMC detectionRFID pallet detection
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CNC Automation

Linked CNC automation line with several machine tools and handling robots
Automotive

Loading of three CNC machines from a pre-machining station (milling/drilling, clamping fixture, extraction), with robot feeding via camera positioning and cleaning station/parts washer.

3x CNC loadingPre-machining milling/drilling2D camera stationCleaning stationSingle gripper
CNC machine tool with Fanuc robot for automatic loading and unloading
Automotive

Picking randomly oriented workpieces from crates with a regripping station, tending the machining centre and placing in a crate.

Picking randomly oriented workpiecesRegripping stationTending machining centrePlacing in crate
Automated CNC manufacturing cell with linked machines and robot handling
Automotive

Robot on a 7th axis (6 m travel) with a travelling raw/finished part rack, blow-off booth, Renishaw measuring station with calibration master unit and NOK/OK ejection.

CNC loading7th axis (6 m)Blow-off boothRenishaw measuring stationNOK/OK ejection12-slot buffer
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Part Marking & Traceability

Twin-robot cell with integrated DMC laser marking
Automotive

DMC laser marking of the rotor shaft on VKE’s own laser machine, integrated into the joining and press machine.

DMC laser markingIn-house laser machineRotor shaftRobot handlingServo pressTraceability
Marking and traceability station with gantry axis and SLC infeed
Automotive

Labelling with barcode and DMC, data sourced from the MES.

LabellingBarcodeDMCHost computer connection
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End-of-Line Testing

End-of-line inspection cell with two handling robots and belt feeding
Tool Making (Cutting Tools)

Inspecting cutting inserts for edge chipping by camera inspection, with infeed and outfeed.

Camera inspectionEdge chipping inspectionCutting insertsInfeed/outfeed
Robot inspection cell with integrated control cabinet
Automotive

End-of-line functional testing of control units with cobot loading.

Control unitsEOL functional testingCobot loading
Enclosed end-of-line inspection station with integrated control cabinet
Fluid Power

Filling and pressure testing as well as leak testing of hydraulic cylinders, manual loading.

Filling testPressure testingLeak testingHydraulic cylindersManual loading
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Special-Purpose Machinery

Enclosed special-purpose machine with integrated robot and linked feed conveyors
Automotive

Deburring of sawn sections directly after the saw, cycle time <10 sec., autonomy >4h, including NOK handling.

DeburringSawn sectionsCycle time <10 sec.Autonomy >4hNOK handling
Linked special-purpose machine with gantry modules, Fanuc robot and SLC conveyor line
Automotive

Joining rotor and stator in 2 parallel stations (synchronised operation) to reduce cycle time.

Rotor-stator joiningParallel operation2 stations synchronisedCycle time reduction
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