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FULLY AUTOMATED END-OF-LINE TESTING AND SORTING Zinkteknik now operates seven KVC-821 test systems to monitor production of five different parts – with two more systems to come in the near future: another one for the Swedish site, and the first one for Bosnia. Karl Persson, production engineer at Zinkteknik, explains the process: “We started out by using the first machine from Kistler as a standalone solution, so some steps had to be performed manually. But naturally, we wanted to integrate the test cells into our fully automated production lines. At a certain point, we realised that we could only achieve that goal by thinking big.” Zinkteknik responded to this new challenge
by expanding its Swedish production site in 2018 to accommodate full integration of the end-of-line testing solutions from Kistler, which are now installed in a new hall. “We currently have seven machines connected to our automated production lines, so we can easily balance varying volumes of different parts during the year. We’re still working on a fully automated forklift feed, and we’ll likely complete that project by the end of 2020,” Persson adds. “We’ve been operating test automation systems in real production for about three years now, and we’ve received tremendous support from Kistler throughout that time. Their team was always standing by to answer our questions, they supported us with overcoming many challenges, and they even helped to generate new business opportunities for Zinkteknik.” The success of zero-defect production has opened up new avenues of approach to the company’s existing customers as well as opportunities to win new business. As Kenneth Magnusson, sales engineer at Zinkteknik, confirms:
Seven test automation systems of the new generation KVC-821 from Kistler form an integral part of Zinkteknik’s highly automated zero-defect production of zinc casting parts in high volumes.
Karl Persson, production engineer at Zinkteknik (right), together with Oliver Mannhardt, image processing specialist at Kistler, while visiting Kistler Vision Technology in Straubenhardt and in front of the user interface of a KVC-821 automatic test system
“When I visit customers, sales engineers from Kistler are ready to provide support as soon as we ask them. This adds weight to our presentations at meetings with potential customers. And that’s yet another reason why we are so appreciative of our partnership with Kistler, and why we want to step up our collaboration with them as time goes on.”
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October 2022 Instrumentation Monthly
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