Appliances
Robotic Dial Assembly
High Speed Dial Assembly
Acieta designed a robotic dial assembly cell for GE Appliances that produces 10,000 parts per day at a 6-second cycle time.
The system combines Asyril part feeding, vision-guided picking, force-controlled press fit assembly, and inline Keyence vision inspection into a custom rotary assembly dial.
Benefits
High Throughput
A 6-second cycle time sustained across vision-guided picking, force-controlled assembly, and inline inspection drives high-volume production.
High Quality
Keyence vision inspection verifies every assembled part inline, catching defects at the point of assembly before parts move downstream.
High Mix
Asyril vibratory feeders present parts consistently regardless of orientation, eliminating manual pre-staging and keeping the cell running across GE's part range without changeover.
10,000
Parts per Day
System Components
Asyril vibratory bowl feeders present small components in consistent, vision-ready orientations, feeding the assembly cell continuously without manual loading between cycles.
A custom rotary dial indexes parts through each assembly station in sequence, coordinating robot motion and press operations across the full assembly cycle at production speed.
Integrated vision systems identify and locate parts on the feeder surface in real time, guiding robots to pick accurately from the red-lit feeder field regardless of incoming part position or orientation.
Robots perform press fit assembly operations with force control, applying precise, consistent force to seat components correctly on every cycle without operator monitoring.
Keyence vision cameras inspect assembled parts inline at each dial station, verifying correct component presence, orientation, and assembly quality before parts advance to the next operation.
A linear pick and place system transfers completed assemblies from the dial to the outbound conveyor, maintaining continuous flow from assembly through outfeed without manual handling.
