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News Release from: Modular Automation International
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 September 2001
Nissan saves time with robot
Europe's most efficient car plant, Nissan Motors in Sunderland, has recently installed a new system from Modular Automation to apply adhesive to glass panels for the new Nissan Almera
The system makes a significant contribution to the plant's continuous search for more efficient manufacturing processes The system applies adhesive to side glass panels prior to fitting
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Dec 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Modular Automation of Birmingham has designed and built an assembly machine that combines the use of cam drives with pick and place automation to achieve flexibility with speed.
It includes two identical cells for left and right-hand panels.
Both cells are programmed to operate on left or right-hand panels as necessary.
The process begins when an operator loads the panels onto a belt conveyor for presentation to a centralising mechanism for product orientation.
A site-standard Fanuc robot then picks up the glass using vacuum suction and manipulates it under a static adhesive gun.
When complete the robot places the glass in a rack ready for the operator to fit onto the car by hand.
The current system used for Primera for applying the adhesive uses a fixed jig and takes three minutes to apply the adhesive to two windows.
The new system takes just 44 seconds per window and automatically differentiates between left and right-hand glass.
Modular Automation is currently discussing a minor upgrade to the system to allow it to transfer to the new Nissan Micra line due to start production in 18 months.
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