SUNROOF ASSEMBLY FIXTURE

DESIGNED BY PHILIP JAMES FOR UYT LTD, A MAJOR SUPPLIER TO HONDA IN SWINDON. THE FIXTURE ENABLES ASSEMBLY OF VARIOUS SUNROOF DERIVATIVES. COMPONENT PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED ONTO THE FIXTURE BY THE OPERATOR, THE FIXTURE AUTOMATICALLY CLAMPS THE PARTS AND INDEXES INTO THE ROBOT CELL. THE ROBOT RIVETS THE COMPONENT PARTS AND WHEN FINISHED INDEXES THE FIXTURE BACK FOR UNLOADING. MULTIPLE SENSORS FITTED TO THE FIXTURE DETECTS THAT CORRECT PARTS ARE LOCATED AND IN THE CORRECT ORIENTATION.