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Top design agency appoints Modular
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Top design agency appoints Modular Automation to build assembly equipment for new windscreen repair system
One of Britain's top product design agencies, PDD has selected Modular Automation International to design and build production equipment for a new windscreen repair system The new device will be used by windscreen replacement and repair specialist Belron which trades under the name of Autoglass in the UK and Carglass in the rest of Europe
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Dec 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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John Robinson, director of Belron explained why the new system is so important: "Windscreen repair is fast becoming the preferred option to windscreen replacement, last year it saved the automotive insurance and fleet industries around GBP400million globally".
"It is obviously much cheaper to repair a windscreen than replace one and nothing is lost to the strength or integrity of the screen".
Modular Automation was selected from six companies short-listed by PDD to design and build a machine to fully automate the production of the tiny disposable syringe used to inject a special resin into a damaged windscreen.
Engineers at Modular were able to configure the company's off the shelf assembly cell, the MAC (Modular Assembly Cell) to assemble fill and test the fragile devices.
Tim Court, Operations Director of PDD said: "We were delighted that Modular Automation was appointed".
"They understood our stringent design requirements and were able to implement the high levels of technology required for such a vital part of the process".
One of the many challenges faced by the design team was to develop a method of feeding and placement of two very small 'O' rings.
This was accomplished using an ingenious technique involving 'floating' the rings using compressed air to prevent them twisting as they pass down the linear track.
While the integration of a six finger O-ring gripper allowed for high quality placement of the O-rings.
During the rigorous testing carried out by Modular an efficiency of 98% was achieved.
Modular Automation International designs and manufactures a wide range of bespoke and standard production equipment for use throughout the industrial, medical, pharmaceutical and food and drink manufacturing industries.
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