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Issue 28
trends in automation
Synergies
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The latest generation
of machines
from
AuE Kassel GmbH fully
automatically adjusts
track and camber in just
60 seconds.
I
n the early days of automotive
production, the axles were clamped
on steel work tables and adjusted
roughly using probes and dial gauges.
Final measurement of the chassis was not
carried out until the “end of the line”. This
last step took up to ten minutes to carry
out and affected the output rate of the
vehicle plant. Today, adjustment is
automated and meets the output
requirements of manufacturers
of vehicles with multi-link rear axles.
AuE Kassel GmbH implemented a new rear
axle adjustment system for a well known
German car manufacturer in just nine
months. Once the axle has been adjusted,
it can be installed straightaway in the
vehicle. Based on a gantry design and
equipped with drives and valve terminals
from Festo, it adjusts track and camber in
less than 60 seconds.