Machine Spotlights Continued – 40 years of TQC (Page 5)
Machine spotlights continued to showcase TQC’s project portfolio, spanning four decades and multiple industry sectors. Each system reflects the engineering principles that underpin the work we do today.
If you’re assessing automation, test, or production improvement requirements, get in touch to discuss your project and explore relevant examples from our portfolio.
- Radio-Pharma Handling and Storage Solution (supplied in 2013)
- Facility to store radioactive vials at very low temperatures without human exposure.
- Challenge: Mobile chilling requirments, automatic handling, GAMP4
- Solution:
- Bespoke Mobile freezers to store product at -23 degree C
- SCARA robots with high 14kg payload
- Plastic slat product tranfer conveyor
- Barcode reasding and colour checking
- PLC control.
- Impact:
- Time critical process with zero human involvement Full automation to position radioactive vials into safe storage
- Mobile freezers allow safe transportation of product
- Mobile phone robot assembly cells (supplied in 2001)
- Solution for automatic screw insertion using a SCARA robot and bowl feeder
- Challenge: Automatic and repeatable insertion of very small screws, safe access for phone load/unload, high uptime.
- Solution:
- Compact frame to minimise shopfloor space needed
- SCARA robot and crew bowl feeder
- DC driver to pick and insert screws
- Light guard access
- PLC control.
- Impact:
- Time and labour saving solution with repeatable operations
- Multiple cell supplied to meet high volume production requirements
- Safe and simple loading and unloading
- Medical showerhead leak test system (supplied in 2003)
- Manually loaded and unloaded, automatic leak test facility for moulded and induction welded plastic showerheads
- Challenge: Complex sealing requirment, combination leak test, easy load/unload, high uptime.
- Solution:
- Portable bench with drawer style leak tes fixture
- External vacuum and internal test pressure
- Single character fail marking
- Self guarded drawer
- Leak test instrument control
- Impact:
- Induction weld integrity test
- Easy change seals
- Safe and simple loading and unloading
- Automotive clutch cover performance testing facility (supplied in 1992)
- Semi automatic solution to carry out a variety of tests to verify the performance characteristics of the clutch covers.
- Challenge: Size variations, multiple test types, safe loading and unloading.
- Solution:
- Heavy duty frame with part location and clamping
- Static and dynamic measurement
- Load cell integration
- PLC control.
- Impact:
- Repeatable testing of critical automotive part
- Easy change and adjustable tooling
- Safe and simple loading and unloading
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