For a leading European manufacturer of sanitary equipment, ASM in Monaco designed an automated assembly line for toilet float valves. It assembles 14 parts and produces one valve every 5 seconds, or 3 million per year.
The need: many positions in a small space
- Limited floor space, despite a large number of workstations
- Cycle time of 5 seconds
- 23 workstations
- Manufacturing order (MO) management and supervision linked to the ERP/MRP system
The solution: a nearly self-contained 15m chain
- 15m chain linking the 23 stations
- 3 2D vision systems
- Custom-made double robotic arm
- Output to 2 parallel test benches
- The operator simply fills the hoppers (2 hours of autonomy)
- Web-accessible monitoring dashboards
Features of our Assembly Line
After 6000 hours of design and development, ASM delivered an assembly line with the following technical specifications:
- Fully automated production line for a tap consisting of 14 parts
- 23 workstations on a 15m long assembly line
- Integration of 3 2D vision systems
- Design of a custom-made robotic double arm
- Integration of 8 UNITRONICS PLCs for managing 23 workstations
- 1 UNITRONICS main PLC with touchscreen for operator management of Manufacturing Orders, with dedicated user interface and integration with the client's ERP system
- Line output to 2 parallel test benches, integrated into the line
- Only the supply of the hoppers, with a 2-hour autonomy, needs to be managed by the operator.
- High production rates for large volumes: a tap assembled and tested every 5 seconds, or 3 million taps per year
- Dedicated monitoring tool developed by ASM with web-accessible dashboards/production management
See also: Automated assembly lines · Automation for consumer goods · Our specialized machines in the Alpes-Maritimes region
