LOCATION: Hewittson Road, Elizabeth West, South Australia
CLIENT: Hirotec Australia
SERVICE PROVIDED:
Torque Industries (IPS Automation) designed and installed a two-pack adhesive dispensing system for car panels.
SCOPE:
The design work involved construction of air-conditioned huts for the dispensing systems, a frame with a pneumatically actuated arm for mounting a dispensing gun, support structure for the supply hoses, and electrical wiring of the power and control system.
FEATURES:
The system provided an electronic interface with the robot's control unit to dispense the adhesive at precise timing and in accurate doses (two-pack). The catalyst supply hose was heated to ensure the material's viscosity was correct for the process. The mobile arm of the gun mounting frame allowed lowering of the gun to a convenient and safe position for taking daily samples of the dispensed material.
OUTCOME:
All the design work, programming, fabrication, installation, commissioning, documentation and project management were completed by Torque Industries' (IPS Automation's) personnel.
The system operates successfully.
