Custom Engineering Solutions

Engineered Transport Skid

This custom transport skid fabrication included complete project management from start to finish and was designed & manufactured to the build specifications.

The skid is manufactured from carbon steel tube ASTM 500 GRB with folded fabrications from ASTM B209 alloy plate, and all welds qualified and tested to AWS D17.1/17.1M:2017.

This project highlights the engineering expertise and capabilities of the team at Applied Automation & Engineering.

Items used in the project such as fasteners and fittings were certified to MIL spec standards, along with MIL spec electroplating and epoxy priming.

3D Printed Conveyor Slide

This upgrade for a syringe conveyor was designed in-house at Applied Automation to facilitate the transition of product between two conveyors.

The large 500mm component was 3D printed in HP PA 12 Polymide black and fastened to an aluminium mounting component.

Vacuum Extraction System

This industrial extraction system was designed to extract particulates for a yoghurt filling machine and was integrated into an existing machine being used for production.  

The tubs are indexed through the machine where the extraction system uses a series of custom designed nozzles that lower into the tub, removing particulates via vacuum into a filtered chamber above the machine.  The process was able to perform this task on six tubs every 2 second cycle (supporting a 1.7 - 2.0 second cycle).

The systems were manufactured in accordance with food manufacturing standards for a total wash down scenario, and utilised a Rockwell MPAI Axis with 300mm stroke for the vertical movement, and Simco equipment for deionizing of tubs prior to cleaning.

This implementation combines the assembly and testing into one machine and improves the efficiency of assembling the product as well as increasing the quality & reliability of the product.

Automated Precision Conveyor

In order to meet the high throughput demands required by automotive industries, automated conveyor systems are often used with vision systems for quality control and electrical testing.

This conveyor system completed for Robert Bosch is part of an automated assembly line for measuring and testing of diodes used in automotive components.

Utilising standard motor gearbox combinations with encoder feedback, this assembly is constructed using precision CNC machined components for accurate movement & testing of delicate products.  Festo pneumatics are used in the design the singulation mechanism.