Archived project. Kept for reference.

Automation Engineering

High-Volume Component Insertion Upgrade

A kaizen modification packaging many motions into a tight space on a transfer-line machine to handle upcoming product variation.

Customer
Tier-1 automotive supplier
Industry
Automotive
Service
Automation Engineering
Render of the upgraded insertion station: vertical slides and tooling heads on an extrusion frame

The challenge

  • Accommodate future product variation on an existing high-volume transfer line
  • Package many motions into a tight space around existing machine components

What APTUS did

  • Concept development
  • Detailed design
  • Full mechanical documentation

Results

  • Line ready for the customer’s upcoming product variation

What went into it

  • Machine DesignCustom equipment built around your process.
  • Mechanical DesignThe parts and mechanisms that make it work.
  • Documentation & SourcingDrawings, parts lists, and suppliers, ready to go.

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