Geared shaft assembly: http://robot.fanucamerica.com/Products/Robots/assembly-robots.aspx
This automated press assembly system was developed for a customer by FANUC America Authorized System Integrator Compass Automation to assemble two varieties of geared shafts.
Parts are transferred between different assembly operations by a FANUC M-10iA robot. First, the FANUC robot picks a shaft from the in-feed cart. The robot transports the shaft to a snap-ring assembly station, where a snap-ring is assembled into the snap-ring groove. Next, the robot finds the orientation of the keyway - one of the more complex challenges of the system. The FANUC robot rotates the gear into the shaft, and once the keyway is found the robot nests down, then transports the part to the assembly press.
At the assembly press, a pick and place presents a key, and the press assembles the key to the shaft. After key assembly, the robot orients the part vertically, so that the gear and bearing(s) can be assembled to the shaft. This application required a great deal of robotic dexterity. To meet this requirement, Compass Automation equipped the FANUC robot with a number of tools in order to enable it to pick the different part components.
After gear/bearing assembly, the robot either moves the assembly to the out-feed cart (assembly 1), or moves the part to the washer and nut assembly station, where a washer is placed, and a nut runner torques a nut into position on the end of the shaft. After washer/nut assembly, the finished assembly is placed on the out-feed cart.
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