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Assembly & Testing Technology

Assembly systems for hinges

With AKE's assembly systems, the production and testing of hinges possible in the shortest possible cycle times

The plant technology encompasses production facilities for a wide variety of hinge types across numerous application areas.

The product portfolio ranges from production facilities for tailgate or hood hinges for various vehicle types to door hinges and kinematic systems for diverse industries – such as automotive, white goods, and the furniture industry.

AKE technologies' assembly lines are designed for the production of multiple hinge variants on a single system.

Depending on the system type, the hinge components are inserted either manually or automatically.
Small parts are supplied via conveyor systems with an autonomy of up to 4 hours.

Semi-automatic assembly system for door hinges

Plant description

  • compact design with walk-on platform
  • Highly flexible assembly concept through combined use of workers and robots
  • Quick-change component holder for type changes
  • Integrated calibration station
  • Torque testing of bearing points
  • 5-second cycle time for the assembly and testing of a door hinge

Fully automated assembly line for door hinges

Plant description

  • compact design with walk-on platform for control cabinets and hydraulic supply
  • Flexible worker deployment through feeding systems with buffer function
  • Parts handling via 6-axis robot
  • optical component recognition and measurement using high-resolution camera systems
  • 4.5 seconds cycle time for mounting a door hinge

Assembly system for hood hinges with active pedestrian protection

Plant description

  • Production of multiple hinge variants on one machine
  • Automatic feeding systems
  • Integrated calibration station
  • Setting the hinge in the delivery position
  • End-of-line test station with optical measurement
  • 15-second cycle time for the assembly and testing of a highly complex hood hinge with active pedestrian protection

Assembly system for tailgate hinges

Plant description

  • Production of multiple hinge variants on one machine
  • Inserting the hinge bodies into a rotary indexing table
  • Bulk material feed from large load carriers
  • Integrated calibration station
  • End-of-line test station with optical measurement
  • 11-second cycle time for the assembly and testing of a tailgate hinge