Dual-Robot Steel Stud Assembly

This high-throughput version of our noise isolating steel stud assembly cell makes use of two robots on independent carriages for rapid assembly. 

The system consists of two Fanuc LR Mate 200iD/7L Robots with custom designed end of arm tools with foam block and foam strip handling capabilities. The robots move on independent carriages that process and present foam blocks and strips to the robots, and move on a single aux-axis linear rail system.

 

Operators fill and load magazines with recipe-specific foam blocks and load rolls of recipe-specific foam strips on the carriages. Next, operators load studs onto the adjustable clamping stations. Operators then start the robots on the side of the machine that they have loaded the studs into. The robots will start by placing foam blocks in all the necessary positions between the studs, with the carriages and robots moving along the length of the studs. After all the foam blocks are placed, the adjustable table clamps will compress the studs together to sandwich the foam blocks between the studs. Once clamped, the robots will move back along the length of the studs while placing foam strips over where it previously placed the foam blocks.

 

After the robots have completed the stud assembly process in one bay, and the operator has unloaded completed assemblies and loaded new studs in the other bay, the operators exchange the foam block magazines for full magazines and start the robots working on assembling the new studs in the loaded bay.

For maximum throughput, operators can alternate between both bays, unloading/loading one while the robots assemble in the other. This allows for continuous workflow between the robot and operator. The system is also capable of assembling multiple SoundGuard profile types and sizes, with all change-out parts being toolless and easy to swap.