Monday July 27, 2015
Written by Cognex
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Jul. 27, 2015 – Nut welding is required in many high volume manufacturing industries to attach a fastener to a part so that an assembly can be completed.
Nut welding is commonly performed on machines that require an operator to position the part in a special fixture then load the nuts and activate the welder. This approach requires a significant capital investment for each unique part and also requires a dedicated operator for each machine. D&D Automation has developed a new Vision Enabled Robotic Assembly cell (VERA) that uses two vision-enabled robots to handle multiple parts and multiple nut sizes without requiring the fixtures or the full-time attention of an operator. (…)
