Xerox Shaft Drill & Pin Machine
This 8-station rotary indexing
design runs at 6 parts/minute and accommodates dozens of different shaft/pulley
configurations.
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Operator loads station 1 with right hand while unloading station 8 with left hand. |
| Station 2 orients the part so that the holes will always be drilled between pulley teeth. |
| Station 3 drills a .096" diameter hole to within 3mm of the shaft |
| Station 4 drills a .082" diameter hole the rest of the way through the top of the pulley, through the shaft and 3mm into the bottom section of the pulley. |
| Section 5 places a .092" diameter split pin into the top of the hole. |
| Station 6 drives the pin through the shaft. |
| Station 7 tests to verify that the pin is properly seated. |
Note
the simplified control of complex run configurations. The only operator
controls are the main power switch, a single ergonomic infrared "RUN" switch,
and an emergency stop button at the front and the rear of the machine. A
touch screen interface with the on-board computer does the rest.
To the right you can see detail of the main menu with drill pecking enabled
Starting production run. Note stations 1 & 2 loaded in foreground.