Hose handling
November 1st 2005

Designing a handling and assembly plant for 3m long washing machine hosing that remains flexible right up to the packaging station presents obvious problems.

To overcome these, Heller Automation opted for a HepcoMotion DTS linear track system at the heart of the assembly.

After being fed into the system and cut to the required length, hose is sorted into two sizes and transported to an assembly station to be fitted with a threaded tube connector. It then travels to one of four press stations and eight pressure testing stations and finally into packing.

With a profile width of 44mm, and 612mm dia segments, the overall feed length of the Hepco DTS Driven Track System is 21m. It has 36 fixed centre carriages, each having two hose-gripper devices.

Using the Hepco PRT ring slides and track system as its basis, the DTS can be incorporated into any continuously positioning or dedicated assembly machine.

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