| Aerotech has been satisfying
the production and R&D motion needs of automotive manufacturers
and parts suppliers for decades. A few of the applications using Aerotech
products are:
FUEL INJECTORS
To achieve higher performance engines with lower emissions requires
precision manufacturing of the fuel injection system, specifically the
repeatable, precision machining of the fuel injector. Aerotech has long
been involved in the development and manufacturing of high performance,
multi-axis systems to manufacture fuel injectors and other automotive
parts.
WELDING
To achieve high-quality welding in a flexible manufacturing process,
such as small batches of multiple parts on the same machine, Aerotech
has been installing controllers since 1970 at major automotive suppliers
for TIG welding of transmissions and welding of catalytic converters.
SENSOR TESTING
As the demand for reliable and high-performance onboard sensors increases,
so do the testing requirements of the sensors. For over 30 years Aerotech
has built many testing subsystems for air-bag sensors, fuel-metering
systems, wheel testing systems, and CMM for auto-body measurement with
touch probes.
PAINTING
Auto-body painting requires the coordination of high axis-counts with
complex trajectories while maintaining smooth, high-speed motions on
the assembly line. Aerotech has supplied automotive painting subsystems
that coordinate high-axis counts to meet these challenges. You can store
multiple body styles in memory, facilitating body style switching on
the fly for scalability and performance. Our high-speed motion and trajectory
synchronization capability provides for precision movement over the
profile and contour of the auto body while moving on a conveyor.
CAM GRINDING
Cam grinding has been a core application of CNC machines for decades.
Electronic Cam Profiling is a standard, built-in function that defines
motion in CAM tables. Multiple cam part profiles (with large tables)
can be stored in a single A3200 for fast changeover time. Mirror quality
surface finish results from our real-time cubic curve-fitting function
that interpolates position between points. Preprogrammed individual
lobe profiles can be ground to exact tolerances in one operation.
HIGH-SPEED WINDSHIELD GLASS EDGE GRINDER
High-speed glass edge grinding machine applications will take part data
in X, Y coordinates and transform them into an R, Θ format and
store this directly in the axis servo-processor memory.
SHOCK ABSORBER TESTING
Aerotech high force (over 4500 N peak) linear motors have been used
for testing shock absorbers to understand their response to road conditions.
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