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Care & Feeding of Machines

The document discusses various methods for feeding and orienting machine parts for automated assembly processes. It covers topics like part symmetry and asymmetry, singulation mechanisms using gravity, vibratory bowl feeders, non-vibrating feeders, pick and place systems, pre-collated components, and conveyor-based orientation using pins or fences. The document provides information on factors to consider for different feeding and orientation methods and references several sources on automation and industrial engineering.

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Care & Feeding of Machines

The document discusses various methods for feeding and orienting machine parts for automated assembly processes. It covers topics like part symmetry and asymmetry, singulation mechanisms using gravity, vibratory bowl feeders, non-vibrating feeders, pick and place systems, pre-collated components, and conveyor-based orientation using pins or fences. The document provides information on factors to consider for different feeding and orientation methods and references several sources on automation and industrial engineering.

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Care & Feeding of Machines

Feeding parts
orientation
singulation

Material obtained from:


Boothroyd, Automatic Assembly
Ken Goldberg, UCB Industrial Engr Oper. Rsrch
(http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/index.html)
Robert-Paul Berretty, PhD thesis, Utrecht
(http://www.library.uu.nl/digiarchief/dip/diss/1940512/full.pdf)

Designing Parts for Feeding

Symmetry
Asymmetry
Tangling
Shingling
Wedging

Symmetry

Asymmetry

Tangling

Shingling

Wedging

Designing for Insertion

Simplifying the Design

Fastener Feeding Requirements


Orientation
vibrating bowl
non-vibrating feeders
(see Boothroyd - Assembly Automation)

Singulation
escapement mechanisms
pick and place

Vision and Robots


Pre-collated components

Singulation

Singulation

Singulation

Singulation

Gravity Feeders

Bowl Feeders

Bowl Feeders

Bowl Feeders

Bowl Feeders

Bowl Feeders

Bowl Feeders
Design Factors
Part symmetry
Selector efficiency E=Fo/Fi
Recirculation effects

Bowl Feeders - Trap Design

Bowl Feeders - Trap Design

Non-vibrating Feeders

Non-vibrating Feeders

Pick & Place

Pick & Place

Pre-collated Components

Conveyors

Orienting with pins or fences

Conveyor part orientation - pins

Conveyor part orientation - pins

Conveyor part orientation - pins

Conveyor part orientation fences

Any polygonal part can be oriented up to


symmetry by a fence design

Conveyor part orientation fences

Conveyor part orientation fences

Conveyor part orienting - 3D


parts

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