Automating the ejection of electronic components for TDK Croatia
Parts coming from processing sit in a carrier grid and have to be removed. We built KOTRA, a machine that ejects the parts with a hydropneumatic press and handles the grid magazines on its own.
Automating the ejection of electronic components for TDK Croatia
Parts coming from processing sit in a carrier grid and have to be removed. We built KOTRA, a machine that ejects the parts with a hydropneumatic press and handles the grid magazines on its own.
Client
TDK Croatia
Location
Kutina, Croatia
Industry
Electronics industry
Technology
Hydropneumatic press
After processing, parts had to be removed from the grid by hand
Parts coming from processing at TDK Croatia in Kutina are arranged in a carrier grid and have to be taken out. The task was to build a machine that could do this on its own instead of manual ejection.
Since a press is used for ejection, most of the engineering focused on safety - presses belong to a special safety category of machinery.
A hydropneumatic press with autonomous grid magazines
We built KOTRA, a machine that receives the grid and ejects the parts with a hydropneumatic press. Besides press safety, a particular focus was on autonomy - we added a magazine for the grids that receive the ejected parts and a separate magazine for empty grids.
The result is a machine that runs for long periods without an operator, with a defined and repeatable number of ejected parts on every grid.
A machine that runs without faults - and without service calls
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