SANJ / RING & TRACK SYSTEMS
Ring Track Systems for Automotive Components
Develop a ring-track layout for automotive component assembly or inspection with clear payload, tooling, process-force and cycle requirements.
Start with the application requirement
Develop a ring-track layout for automotive component assembly or inspection with clear payload, tooling, process-force and cycle requirements.
Questions that shape the layout
A carriage may carry a light part but a heavy fixture, or experience substantial fastening and pressing loads at a station. Include those loads and the centre of gravity in the brief. Define the sequence of operations and the access required by robots or operators on each side of the cell. Compare an oval layout with a rectangular layout against the actual station plan.
Choose the configuration after the station plan
Review oval, rectangular and vertical systems against the available envelope. A catalogue guide series provides component geometry, while the complete project establishes its operating conditions.
Prepare an engineering enquiry
Include fixture drawings, total moving load, station count, move and dwell times, required station repeatability, environment and quantity. Mark any undecided requirement so it can be reviewed.