Integrated Pallet Workloading Fixture
Challenge A tier-1 automotive supplier needed custom workholding fixtures that could hold as many automotive steering components in a machine tool’s designated work area to maximize efficiency and reduce machine count. The machine tool and … Read More
Knuckle Assembly Cell
Challenge A tier-1 automotive part supplier required an assembly cell capable of installing one bushing and two sleeves into a right- or left-hand steering knuckle, utilizing a single operator in 59 seconds or less. In … Read More
No-Spark Work-holding Fixture
Challenge A major tier-1 automotive supplier required workholding fixtures to machine magnesium parts for a car engine component called an inlet or intake manifold, which is a chamber that carries vaporized fuel to the inlet … Read More
Valve Assembly System
A major automotive supplier needed an automated machine that could assemble a shock absorber valve assembly by stacking pre-described sets of washers of varying sizes repeatedly, accurately and rapidly. It needed to be able to … Read More