Mold Load Unload Robot Cell

Application: Material Handling and Inspection System Industry:  Automotive Solara Automation’s customer is a bearing manufacturer. The automation requirement was to support the overmolding of three plastic parts.  The equipment needed to bulk feed substrates, load into mold press for 2nd stage process, unload finish parts from mold, inspect parts for defects, and package into totes. …

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Portaband Saw Blade Automation Robot Work Cell

Application: Material Handling, Welding, and Grinding Industry:  Tools Solara Automation's customer produces portable bandsaw blades. Solara's engineers faced the challenge of creating an automation cell responsible for feeding the raw material, shaping the blade into a loop, welding the ends together, annealing the seam, and grinding it. Solara designed and constructed a three-robot cell for …

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Inspection and Tray Loading System

Application: Inspection and Packing System Industry:  Automotive Solara Automation's customer manufactures sintered metal parts for engine applications. They needed an automation system to inspect three distinct assemblies for defects and ensure proper dowel insertion depth. The system had to package the inspected parts onto molded trays. Solara Automation designed and constructed an automated machine to …

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Dowel Assembly and Inspection Systems

Application: Assembly and Inspection System Industry: Automotive Solara Automation was approached by a client in the engine parts industry, with the task of assembling dowels and pins into sintered metal parts. In addition to assembly, the client also required inspection of the finished product for defects and verification of the correct depth of dowel insertion. …

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Valve Stem Seal Trimmre

Valve Stem Seal Trimmer and Inspection Machine

Application: Process, Assembly, and Vision Inspection System Industry: Automotive Customer product is a valve stem seal used in engines. The customer needed to trim rubber, assemble spring, and inspect parts for defects. Solara Automation designed a system to feed parts, load them on an indexing dial, cut the excess rubber, and assemble the spring. The …

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Tube Vision Inspection System

Round Bottom Tube Vision Inspection System

Application: Tube Vision Inspection System Industry: Medical Devices A tube vision inspection system was required to inspect clear round bottom tubes for multiple defect categories. Solara designed and constructed an automated machine that delivers components to the vision system. The vision system actively inspects tubes for black specks, waviness, scuffs, bubbles, flash, cracks, gate strings/stubs, …

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Pipette Vision Inspection System

Application: Vision Inspection System for Clear Plastic Pipettes Industry: Medical Devices There was a need for a vision inspection system to examine clear plastic pipettes for eight distinct defect categories. Solara undertook the design and construction of an automated machine designed to deliver components to the vision system. This vision system's primary task was to …

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