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Scuba1:
In my day job I build and repair capping machines. Today I finished to date the most complex one and it was a bit of a bugger to build, but after weeks of making bits and trying things out it finally is up and running.

Starting from the left, where the pump heads are dropped into the bottle via a shute and a funnel that opens up at the bottom when the star wheel indexes to the next station. There the caps get straightened up with the alu insert in the clamp that screws the caps on. the next station checks that the caps are on straight and if the are, the overcaps are pressed on. Those overcaps are the most difficult bit as they are not symetrical and come every wich way down the shoot to the pick up point, where a optical senso detects which way round they are in the track and then turns the pick and place head in the right way to place them on the bottle.The last station check, that the overcaps are inplace and then it leaves the machine.

ATB

Michael

saw:
Nice work  :D

shipto:
oh man any vacancies going at your place? I love building machines and that looks like a brilliant job

Scuba1:
As a matter of fact yes, they are looking for a fitter at the moment.

Miner:
VERY impressive, Your obviously multi talented. There's a huge ammount of knowledge needed to build anything like that and expect it to work full time all the time. Metal types, Heat treating, bearing choices, Electronics, Cycle timing, Plus as you said non symetrical parts to handle. There would be a massive ammount I didn't mention and don't know anything about too. I'd guess your well informed on air and hydraulic systems as well as PLCs. I worked in a food processing plant when I was a teenager. There's far more to something automated like this than it first appears.

Pete

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