The machine performs multiple
high-speed operations on a device used in
a biomedical application. All functions
occur in a clean room. The machine throughput
is a minimum of 250 parts per minute or
120,000 parts in one 8-hour shift.
High speed, 250
ppm, clean room packaging machine.
Custom software
and touch-screen interface.
Six degree of freedom
gripper head.
The machine operator loads
a hopper and the machine does the rest.
A centrifugal bowl feeder orients the parts
and feeds them into a track. The parts are
inspected with machine vision utilizing
multiple cameras. If a part does not pass
inspection, it is ejected to an isolated
bin. The next station applies a liquid substance
onto the parts required for the device's
functionality. The parts are then picked
up from the dead nest by a SCARA robot with
a 6 degree of freedom gripper head. The
gripper picks up ten parts at a time and
orients them and inserts them into a blister
pack that has just been created in the form
fill machine. Finally, another machine vision
station that inspects the blister pack to
ensure the parts are oriented properly and
are ready for packaging
