A major automotive oil filter manufacturer contacted Sunshine AUTOMATION & TOOLING to  automate the assembly of their automotive oil filter over pressure relief valve with critical spring tension compression setting at a production rate of 60 parts per minute.

Our solution for them  was to design & fabricate a completely synchronous assembly system with multiple stations for the automatic feeding & placement of four parts including a rivet requiring a penetration at a precise depth assuring rigid spring compression settings.

Special considerations included:

• Providing a system capable of monitoring every function in the assembly process.
• Probing for acceptable & unacceptable assemblies.
• Supplying a counter for good & total parts.
• Low force part sensing for wafer like materials.
• Part present & position sensing of rivet prior to setting.