(PSI Technics, 07/03/2012)
A new trolley wheel inspection system based on industrial image processing prevents costly production downtimes.
Project Description
Power & Free systems consist of two tracks: An overhead ("Power") track that holds a conveyor or carrier chain and a lower "Free" track. The overhead track transports the chain-driven trolleys.
Initial Situation
At Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg the final assembly work is done while the vehicle bodies are hanging from the Power & Free conveyor system before the cars roll off to the next production stage.
The high throughput considerably affects the assembly line components.
Wear and abrasion leads to:
The Challange
"A product that was quick to install and would provide a reliable trolley wheel inspection was important to us. We wanted to proactively detect material fatigue to avoid corrective measures", says Jürgen Bastek, Manager of Maintenance at Volkswagen AG.
The Solution
Fully automated industrial image processing with 2D and 3D cameras:
Project Duration
Volkswagen has been successfully using the Inline Control System since June 2011.
It was installed within a couple of hours during planned production-free maintenance periods.
Contact:
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Karl-Heinz Förderer
President and CEO
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