Wire Handle Installer

A system that installs premade metal handles into pails at a rate of upto 1150 parts per hour. The handle in-feed system consists of two linear vibratory feeders and a walking beam mechanism. Handles are loosely placed onto the linear feeder by hand. The handle in-feed system feeds handles into the main indexing area.

Operation summary of main indexing machine

• The oriented pails are conveyed to the pick and place and then placed into the pockets of the indexing conveyor
  
• Pail orient station to orient the handle lobes
• An oscillating arm transfers a handle from the walking beam feed and positions it over the pail
• The handle is then pushed downwards, over the pail, locating the button of the handle that it is aligned with the hole in the lobe
• A small air cylinder ram then installs the handle
• The handle confirmation station with two sensors confirms the installation of the handle
• Pails with confirmed handles will be stacked upwards, rejected pails will continue to a reject area
• Confirmed pail stacks are accumulated on the stack accumulation slide
  

Features

• Siemens PLC and HMI
• Excessive handle swing is eliminated by use of guide rails and a handle track built to the shape of the handle
• Fitted with an electrically and pneumatically interlocked guard made to OSHA standards