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Portable modular manufacturing system

A modular and transmission system technology, applied in manufacturing tools, metal processing equipment, metal processing, etc., can solve the problems of limited object types, unfavorable, difficult transmission, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-02-23
CATERPILLAR INC
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Using this part transfer system may be disadvantageous in some practical applications
For example, if coated parts are stacked on top of each other in a manner similar to that disclosed in Morbitzer, the quality of the coating applied to the surface of each part can be affe

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[0016] figure 1 A perspective view of the manufacturing chain 10 according to an exemplary embodiment is provided. The manufacturing chain 10 may be used to perform a manufacturing process such as powder coating an object, and may include several modular manufacturing units 12 and a control system 14 for performing manufacturing tasks. The manufacturing unit 12 may include, for example, a scrubber module 16, a blow off module 18, an inspection module 20, a powder coating module 22, an oven module 24, and an unloading module 26. It should be understood that although the manufacturing chain 10 is shown as a powder coating system, the manufacturing chain 10 may be any type of manufacturing system that requires one or more modular manufacturing units. For example, the manufacturing chain 10 may be embodied as a cylinder block assembly line, a brake assembly line, or any other manufacturing system known in the prior art. In addition, it is conceivable that although figure 1 The use...

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A modular manufacturing station (12) is provided. The modular manufacturing station has plurality of beams (32, 34) forming a skeleton (28) and an article transportation system (30). The article transportation system is configured to transport one or more articles through the manufacturing station at a speed selected from a plurality of speeds and at a height selected from a plurality of heights. The modular manufacturing station also has at least one utility connection (42) for receiving external utilities and at least one piece of manufacturing equipment. The modular manufacturing station further has a controller (108) configured to regulate the speed and height at which articles are transported through the modular manufacturing station and regulate the operation of the manufacturing equipment.

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Technical field [0001] The invention relates to a manufacturing system, in particular to a modular manufacturing system with movable capability. Background technique [0002] The finished product is usually manufactured step by step by using separate manufacturing stations with specially constructed machine or system parts for specific purposes. These individual manufacturing stations are united to form a manufacturing chain through which the production of each product is improved. Such manufacturing chains are usually large structures permanently placed in the manufacturing plant. [0003] Due to the large size and permanent fixation of the manufacturing chain, the traditional manufacturing chain is usually inflexible and only cost-effective for producing one type of finished product. If the design or product is not welcomed by the market, the manufacturing chain must be modified to produce a new finished product or design. When this happens, those manufacturing tables that wer...

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IPC IPC(8): B23Q41/02B23Q41/00
CPCB23Q37/00B23Q37/005B23Q41/02
Inventor J·M·斯庞勒
Owner CATERPILLAR INC
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