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Assembly and Test Automation
Nidec Drive Technology Corporation has developed a significant North American customer base within the Custom Assembly Automation and Test segment. Many of the projects undertaken by these machine builders are custom one-off applications with possible potential for duplication later on down the line – each project engineered and designed separately. The modularity in design of our servo grade planetary gear reducers offers exceptional versatility, variety, and availability for these types custom engineered applications. Nidec DTC can usually support these projects out of our Kit Build Assembly Center in Glendale Heights IL – providing quick assembly of the series, frame size, and ratio that was specified by machine builder and documented the performance test results for each reducer prior to your commissioning of the system.
The wide variety of frame sizes and ratios are available for immediate delivery for our inline and select right-angle series which help solve any inertia matching issue within your turn-key project. For dial tables, we offer hollow-bore rotary products and planetary reducers with high torsional rigidity characteristics that are ideal for many indexing applications. If the indexing application has lower torque requirements, custom automation assembly houses often opt for the Nidec DTC STH-Series instead of settling for some of the more traditional competitive servo or cam indexers that are overbuilt and overpriced given the requirements of the application.
Some examples where Nidec DTC has experience for motion control applications within these types of projects, among others; In-line or End-of-line Functional Testing, Automated Welding and Positioning Systems, Engineered Conveyor Systems, Material Transfer, Stacking, and Palletizing Systems.
Scalable, Modular Assembly Processes
Scalable modular assembly processes are mainly used in manufacturing situations where production needs to quickly adapt to changing demand, allowing for easy scale up or down of production lines by adding or removing modular components.
Semi-automated In-process Feeding
Semi-automated in-process feeding include: receiving the raw materials, grinding or particle size reduction, proportioning or batching, mixing, heating or thermal treatment (or pellet shaping), packaging, warehousing and loading along with manual assistance from workers.
Fastening, Joining and Plastics Welding
Plastic welding is used to join thermoplastics by heating plastic pieces until they are pliable and then joined into a combined structure. Fastening, joining and plastics welding applications are used in a wide range of sectors from infrastructure building, automotive repairs, plumbing, and manufacturing of water tanks and heat exchangers.
Custom Automatic Guided Vehicles
Automatic Guided Vehicles are currently mainly used in manufacturing related applications, the market for AGVs specialized in logistics is expected to witness significant growth in the coming years.