The machine bends eight tabs located on each header plate over the rim of a tank to form an assembly while controlling the assembly height within a tight tolerance range.
Sensors check for completion of the pressing operation and signal the operator if there is a fault.
The machine was designed to maintain the required part production rate of the production line. This tester, using shop air, checks for leaks in both the air and water passages in automobile fuel injector manifolds. This test station became a component part of an existing production line. Schmiede developed special urethane sealing elements that enabled the individual testing of multiple chambers within each manifold. Sealing force was provided by pneumatic cylinders and special mechanisms.