Solara Automation’s customer produces sintered metal parts used in engines. The requirements for the automation system was to inspect three different assemblies for defects and proper dowel insertion depth.  Inspected parts needed to be packaged out on molded trays.

Solara engineered and built an automated machine to inspect and package 3 different assemblies.  A robotic solution was used for flexibility. The robot was used to locate and grip the different assemblies, selectively present the parts at different angles to the cameras for inspection, and arrange them in a grid on trays.

A vision system was required to inspect for missing material, dents, and black specks as well as verify dowel insertion depth.  One camera also was needed to orient the robot for proper part pickup.  Another camera verified proper tray loading.