In Focus Assembly Equipment
IV Tubing Assembly Machines Provide Accuracy
Operating at a rate greater than 40 cycles per minute and interchangeable across more
than 200 configurations, a line of IV tubing equipment from Kahle Automation features
the company’s patented mechanical cam-driven designs for assembly and inspection
processes. The equipment is designed to provide repeatable and accurate performance.
The firm also provides tubing assembly machines in rotary and linear indexing
designs, depending on customer specifications and product design requirements.
Tubing is fed, cut to length, coiled and banded or solvent bonded, assembled, tested
and offloaded
directly into
final packaging
on a common
machine base,
resulting in
efficient use of
cleanroom manufacturing space. The equipment automatically assembles all types of
terminations, drip chambers, flow-control devices and additional tubing lengths as
required in the final assembly.
Kahle Automation Srl
Caravaggio (BG), Italy + 39 0 3633 55511
www.kahleautomation.com
Parts feeder
A space-saving multi-lane parts feeder from
the Arthur G. Russell Company supports
custom product handling. The multi-lane
feed system meets the criteria for projects
requiring high-output within a limited floor
sis assembly system. The feeder can be inte-
grated with the assembly machine to deliver
the product by whatever means best suit the
application. Most often, parts are presented
to the assembly machine by means of pneu-
matic escapements, rollover devices and
pick and place mechanisms using vacuum
pick-up heads or mechanical grippers. In
instances in which space or access around
the assembly machine is limited, vacuum-
operated escapements can be supplied to
deliver the parts to the assembly machine
while maintaining the required pitch.
space. The quiet-running, patented Vibro-Block electromagnetic vibrator, a signature
component designed by the company, sits
at the heart of the multi-lane feeder. As
a result, the system delivers a consistent,
controlled product feed that achieves well-orchestrated, high-output product delivery
across multiple lanes.
Vibro-Block technology also allows the
feeders to accommodate products made
of plastic, metal, glass or a combination
of materials. The modular design of the
patented technology allows the end user to
fine-tune the amount and direction of the
vibration. Although each feeder is custom engineered and tooled for a specific
application, most of the company’s multi-lane feeders are configured either with an
integral bin that presents products directly
to each individual lane, or with a conventional bin that supplies products into one
or more vibratory feeder bowls that then
supply components to multiple lanes.
The multi-lane feeder design is typically
used in conjunction with an indexing chas-
Automation systems
SP Technology designs and builds bespoke
production and process automation
systems. The manufacturer has developed
systems for the assembly and testing of
inhaler assemblies over its 26-year history.
The systems have ranged from two-part
assembly and testing applications to
multi-part assembly in excess of 100 parts
per minute. The company’s projects range
from single machines to complete systems.
SP Technology
Dundee, UK + 44 1382 880 088
www.sptechnology.co.uk
