The Automated Bearing Mount Machine Cell performs all bearing mounting, end cap installation and measurement processes utilizing only one or two operators. Bearings are grouped by type on pallets that sit under an overhead gantry. The gantry is outfitted with a robotic arm utilizing a bearing gripper end effector, which automatically selects and loads the applicable bearing type onto the Bearing Mount Press.
Wheel sets first advance into an automatic Bearing Journal Lubrication Station, where lubrication is applied to the bearing journal and rust inhibitor is applied to the dust guard. Wheel sets then proceed to the Bearing Mount Press, where the bearings are automatically pressed on and the wheel set is ejected to the end cap assembly station.
The operator at the end cap assembly station uses a device to lift and rotate the wheel set and install the end caps. Finally, a Wheel Set Measurement Station inspects the radial and axial run-out of the mounted wheels, and an onboard vision system verifies that the end cap washer tabs have been bent.
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