Specialised bolt assembly machine : bolting of cylinder head covers

Automated bolting machine for the assembly of cylinder head covers for the vehicle industry.This bolting station was implemented on a manufacturing line and needed to conform to the productivity and quality requirements stipulated by the constructor.

Requirement / Assembly and control of the operation.

Automated bolting of an engine component (cylinder head cover), with operational checks at the end of the process. Integration of a bolting station on an existing production line.

Solution / An automated 9-spindle bolting machine.

Automated bolting machine for the simultaneous assembly of 9 attachment points. In order to conform to the customer’s productivity and quality constraints, Lormac designed a complete turnkey machine comprising:

• 1 entirely automated 9 spindle bolting station
• 1 engine referencing lift
• 1 master bolting frequency calibration system
• 1 RFID chip operation counter for part sleds.

The machine’s performance levels /

• Cycle time of 24 seconds
• Simultaneous tightening of 9 attachment bolts
• Checking of 100% of torques and bolting angles

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