Robotic Pin Marker

USAF legacy robotic part marking project

Challenge - The USAF had a large amount of legacy parts that needed to be direct part marked.  The cost of fixturing each of the parts was not viable.  The challenge was to make a system that could mark any part put on a table with common hold down tooling and have a full repeatability from part to part.
 
Solution - Monode engineers created a robotic pin marking solution.   The base of  the solution was a known robot integrated into the Triad II/Traceable-IT engine.  This solution had to have multiple measurement tools and vision equipment to accomplish the challenge.   
 
Results - The following was accomplished:
  • A vision based pin inspection module was introduce to insure proper pin tip geometry
  • The system had the ability to look at a part, use a laser measurement tool to determine distance and leverage vision tools to find unique areas on parts to use as a starting point
  • The robot has a full vision verification system also integrated into the system
Rendering of solution
Rendering of solution
Rendering of pin inspection
Rendering of pin inspection
Industrial machinery with a precision dispenser tool and Cognex camera system mounted on a mechanical arm
Robot approaching pin marker
An automated industrial machine assembly with a dispensing nozzle and mounted Cognex vision system
Robot coupling with pin marker
Close-up of a robotic manufacturing tool with a precision nozzle positioned above a red housing
Pin inspection
Robotic arm and precision machining tool positioned above a metallic component
Pin marker approaching part
Marking Part
Marking Part
Pin marker retracting
Pin marker retracting
Verification approach
Verification approach
Verification of part
Verification of part
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