Assembly lines for Powertrain
Assembly of engines|Transmission assembly|Chassis assembly|Testing technology|Linking facilities
Gearbox & E-Motor assembly
VAF is specialized in the assembly of the power train. It is being considered as its core expertise, no matter if it’s about the assembly of a manual, an automatic, a dual clutch, or an electrical transmission.
VAF is able to design and deliver complete gearbox assembly lines or machines for partial assembly, wether it is only for the assembly of a gearset, the assembly of the total mechatronic drive unit or the complete assembly from the housing up to the total mechanical system.
Assembly of engines
VAF shows many years of experience in partly or fully automated assembling of engines or their components like cylinderheads, connecting rods or engine blocks.
VAF’s service lasts from the planning up to the construction of an automated engine assembly including the small in-line engines for passenger cars, as well as the big v-engines for commercial vehicles.
In terms of engine assembly VAF focuses on concepts for workpiece trays and linking facilities with a single load of up to 1000kg. Of course the useful and economical combination of manual working areas and automatic stations is being considered as an important fact.
Chassis assembly
VAF is a well-known specialist in the manufacturing of assembly lines for front axle and rear axle components.
Our machines have to meet strict requirements for the assembly of mostly irregularly formed components of the chassis technology like the control arm, the shock-absorber piston, the wheel suspension and so on. VAF especially focuses on the construction of robotic grippers. In this aspect we use the robotic technology and cameras at a highly modern level in order to handle components loosely (chaotic) or on pallets.
It is also VAF’s core business to handle and structurally carry out short cycle periods during this assembly process.
Testing technology
Additionally VAF provides you with measuring and testing stations for the supervision and the control of the assembly process.
Meanwhile the service of VAF even includes the use of image processing systems driven by specially developed camera systems in stationary and robotic versions. Of course we are also skilled in seal testing of engines and their components and the seal testing of transmissions.
Linking facilities
VAF delivers different types of linking facilities, depending on the customer’s requirements and the case in which it is going to be used.
The friction roller conveyors, which are mostly used, are based on our own construction and many years of experience. Even in this product segment VAF shows a high level of expertise with a vertical integration of 90 % in the manufacturing of linking facilities.
Special conveyor
In addition to the linking facilities you can also be provided with special conveyors, which are customized to your requirements and adjusted to the shape of each workpiece. VAF offers transportation systems like accumulation chain conveyors, prism stroke conveyors, shifting roller belts, step chain and walking-beam conveyors and hinged plate conveyors for the assembly of camshafts and crankshafts, only to mention a few of them.
Questions?
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