FIXTURE FOR CHECKING OF THE DIAMETER, BORING OF A RING’S SEAT, INSERTION OF A RING, DRILLING, HOT PLATE WELDING, DEBURRING, LEAK TESTING, INTERNAL CLEANING AND INK PAD MARKING OF A PIPE FOR MACHINE

FIXTURE FOR TOOLING, ASSEMBLING, HOT PLATE WELDING, TESTING AND MARKING OF A PIPE

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

• 03 automatic working stations with single blocking die
• customized fixture for machine with interchangeable fixture GS-014-TL with two safety windows

OPERATIONS OF AUTOMATIC STATION 01

• presence check and blocking of the pipe
• checking of the internal diameter of the female end by means of fitting/not-fitting plug test
• boring for the creation of 01 metal ring’s seat
• 02 drilling processes with fingernail-shaped tool for the extraction of the chip and checking of the extraction
• punching of the pawl on the female end
• deburring by means of thermos-shrinking of the burrs in the boring area
• pressure insertion of 01 metal ring
• good article signalled by a green light; faulty article signalled by a red light

OPERATIONS OF AUTOMATIC STATION 02

• presence check and blocking of the pipe
• hot plate welding with automatic adjustment of the welding parameters of 02 components on the pipe
• cleaning of the pipe by means of blow of ionized air and suction of the chips
• good article signalled by a green light; faulty article signalled by a red light

OPERATIONS OF AUTOMATIC STATION 03

• presence check and blocking of the pipe
• leak test with positive pressure on the pipe
• ink pad marking of the batch number
• good article signalled by a green light; faulty article signalled by a red light

MANUAL OPERATIONS

• unloading of the machined pipe from station 03
• transferring of the semi-finished pipe from station 02 to station 03
• transferring of the semi-finished pipe from station 01 to station 02
• loading of a pipe to machine on station 01
• loading of 01 metal ring on station 01
• loading of 02 components to weld on station 02
• starting of the automatic cycle