Fixtures and automation cells that take the repetitive work off the operator
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What we build
Assembly and pressing fixtures
Pneumatic clamping, pressing, riveting and insertion fixtures, with the sequence in a PLC rather than in the operator's head. Two-hand start or guarding as the risk assessment requires, and a count of good parts at the end of the shift.
Pick-and-place and stackers
Servo or pneumatic axes that move parts between a conveyor, a fixture and a tray. Our founder built a 4-axis pick-and-place stacker with Delta PLC and HMI control of the X, Y, Z and rotary servo axes, with operator screens for parameters and fault diagnostics.
Cobot cells
A collaborative robot loading and unloading a fixture or a machine: the gripper, the locating fixtures, the guarding the risk assessment calls for, and the PLC handshake that tells the robot when it is safe to reach in.
Work stations for electronics lines
ESD-safe work-holding fixtures for printed circuit boards that tilt to a working angle, and stencil cleaning stations for SMT lines, on aluminium-profile frames that are easy to move and modify.
Mistake-proofing and inspection
Part-present, orientation and profile checks with IO-Link and standard sensors, and machine vision where a sensor cannot see enough. Our founder engineered automated visual inspection for two global bearing manufacturers, delivered through an automation firm: camera selection, lighting, inspection logic and integration with Siemens S7 and Allen Bradley PLCs, reaching 98% defect detection accuracy and cutting manual inspection cost by 35%.
The parts of a cell nobody sees in the video
- A risk assessment that decides the guarding, light curtains and two-hand controls — before the frame is drawn.
- Pneumatic circuits with the right valves for the job: what holds when air fails, and what must release.
- A sequence where every move has a timeout and a named alarm, so a stuck cylinder is reported, not guessed at.
- An HMI with a manual page for maintenance that refuses moves that would crash the fixture.
- Electrical drawings, I/O list and the PLC and HMI source, handed over with the cell.
Send a phone video of it. We will come back with what a fixture or cell would do, the cycle time and a budget range.
Automation cell questions
Cobot or a conventional pick-and-place?
A cobot is quick to set up, easy to re-teach for a new part and can often share space with an operator after a risk assessment. A pick-and-place built from linear axes is faster and cheaper per move when the path never changes. We recommend one or the other from the part, the cycle time and how often the job will change.
Can a fixture stop the operator assembling a wrong part?
Yes — that is what poka-yoke sensing is for. Part-present and orientation sensors, pin or profile checks and, where needed, a camera, all wired so the press or clamp will not cycle until every check is made. A wrong or missing part becomes an alarm on the screen, not a reject at the customer.
Do you build on aluminium profile or welded frames?
Both. Aluminium profile is the default for work stations, fixtures and guarding: light, quick to build and easy to modify later. Welded steel is used where the loads, presses or vibration call for it.
Can you integrate a robot we have already bought?
Yes. We design the gripper, the fixtures and pallets it works with, the guarding and the PLC handshake, and teach the robot program for your parts.
Have a job that a machine should be doing?
Send the part and the target output. You get a concept, a sequence and a budget range back — free, and with no obligation to build it with us.