Automotive

In the meantime a vast number of structural components in the automotive industry are made of tubes, e.g. engine cradles, seat frames, roll bars, head rests, exhaust systems. Weld seam detection and positioning for further processing in tube bending machinery is therefore one of the most common applications in automotive frame production. The necessary repeatable geometries for further processing require repeatable positioning of the weld seam.

Manufacturing of Mufflers Detection and orientation of the weld seam in these tube ends for further processing.
Manufacturing of gas tubes Continuous soldering line of automotive gas tubing. The encircling coil sensors detect the tube connections which occur in these 12 parallel lines arbitrarily.
Manufacturing of catalytic converters Weld seam detection during the processing of tube ends for automotive catalytic converters. A special feature of this application is the vertical position of the catalytic converter tubing and the horizontal movement of the sensor NS9S
Blanking Press Line Weld seam detection in coils in a blanking line for automotive panels
Cut-to-length line Weld seam detection in coils in an automotive cut-to-length line.
Tube bending machine Weld seam detection during the production of automotive seat frames. The sensor is located underneath the tube and the tube is turned with knurrled cones inserted into the tube end.
Tube loader and tube bending machine Tube bending line consisting of a tube loader with weld seam orientation station and the separate tube bending machine.Weld seam detection and positioning before bending the tubes into raw engine cradles. Repeatable geometries of the tubes are a Prerequisites for further processing in hydroforming presses.
Spring lathe coiler Weld seam detection in steel strips of a coil winding machine for automotive safety belt retractors.