Air conditioning (A/C) expansion valve assembly line equipment automotive automation solution
This highly automated air conditioning expansion valve assembly and inspection production line is designed for electric vehicle OEM to meet the market demand.
Feeding system: Vibration trays and customized material channels are used to transport expansion valve parts of various specifications to the assembly area in an orderly manner. Sensor detection is used to ensure the accurate supply of parts.
Assembly system: Multi-joint manipulators cooperate with special fixtures to accurately grab components such as valve bodies and valve cores for assembly. Force sensors and displacement sensors are set up at key assembly stations to monitor the pressure and position during the assembly process in real time to ensure assembly accuracy. For example, during the process of installing the valve core into the valve body, the insertion depth and force are strictly controlled to ensure sealing.
Inspection system: Equipped with high-precision pressure sensors and flow sensors, the assembled expansion valve is inspected for sealing performance and flow control performance. At the same time, a visual inspection system is used to check for appearance defects. If unqualified products are detected, they will be automatically diverted to the repair area.
Control system: Adopting a PLC control system, operation and monitoring are carried out through the touch screen human-machine interface. It can display information such as the running status, production progress, and quality data of the production line in real time. And program adjustments and parameter settings can be made according to different models of expansion valves.
Function | automatic feeding, assembly, testing & packaging |
Production | expansion valve for EV heat pump |
Cycle time | 12 s/pc |
Defective rate | below 0.5% |
Processes | laser welding |
automatic tightening | |
automatic press-fit | |
visual detection | |
laser marking | |
O-ring automatic assembly | |
automatic feeding | |
Features | Fully automatic production w/o any worker |
Real-time monitoring | |
A level traceability throughout whole line |
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