High-flexibility turntable for automotive body-in-white production
Enhance your production line flexibility with a modular solution that seamlessly integrates high-speed welding and joining processes, specifically catering to diverse car body components and rapid model adaptability.
The KS TurnFlex from KUKA Systems is a versatile turntable solution engineered for body-in-white production in the automotive industry. It integrates seamlessly into production lines, using a rotating platform to streamline the welding and joining processes for car body panels and underbody structures. The KS TurnFlex is capable of housing up to four geometry tools, enhancing flexibility by allowing quick tool changes to accommodate various automobile models. Its working principle involves a robust turntable system that facilitates continuous, high-speed operations with minimal downtime, thanks to simultaneous welding and tooling swap capabilities.
Ideal for processing automotive components such as door panels, chassis parts, and roof elements, the KS TurnFlex supports substantial throughput while ensuring precision in joining operations through its automated control systems. Its PLC-controlled interfaces allow for integration with existing production line automation and include features for remote monitoring and diagnostics. Constructed with durable materials to withstand repetitive operations, the system promises long-term reliability and straightforward maintenance. Customizable tooling options ensure that the KS TurnFlex can meet specific production requirements, and KUKA provides comprehensive engineering support to ensure optimal configuration for your facility.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility by accommodating various tools for different automobile models.
- Reduces non-productive time through simultaneous welding and tooling exchange.
- Increases operational efficiency with continuous high-speed processing capabilities.
- Minimizes labor requirements with automated, PLC-controlled operations.
- Supports quick adaptation to new models with user-friendly tool exchange.
- Applications
- Automotive components,Car body panels,Vehicle side panels,Automobile underbodies
- End products
- Car roof panels,Vehicle underbody structures,Body side panels,Car door panels,Automobile chassis components
- Steps before
- Mounting components,Loading tools onto turntable
- Steps after
- Unloading components,Further processing,Respot welds
- Input ingredients
- geometry tools,car body components,side panels,underbodies
- Output ingredients
- processed car body components,spot welds
- Market info
- KUKA is renowned for its expertise in industrial robotics and automation solutions, specializing in providing advanced robotic systems for manufacturing, automotive, electronics, and logistics industries, with a reputation for innovation and quality in engineered-to-order equipment.
- Tool Capcity
- Up to four tools
- Operation Type
- Automated
- Production Flexibility
- High type flexibility for car body production
- Spot Welding Capability
- Geometry spot welds
- Turntable Capacity
- Up to four geometry tools
- Changeover Speed
- Quick tool change
- Process Cycle
- Parallel process operation
- Joining Operations
- Performed by process robot
- Working Mechanism
- Turntable with up to four geometry tools
- Integrated Steps
- Simultaneous welding and change of tooling
- Changeover Time
- Minimized by quick tool exchange
- Automation Level
- Process robot operation
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Inline Continuous
- Flexibility
- High type flexibility for different automobile models
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Tool carriage capacity
- Up to four geometry tools
- Component mounting method
- Robot assistance
- Discharge method
- Processed component unloading by robot
- Integration with existing systems
- Yes,adaptable to car body production
- Tool exchange
- Uncomplicated and future-oriented
- Station design
- Free-standing workbench