Custom Automation Photo Gallery

This gallery will introduce you to a variety of DMW Automation's custom automation applications in the Battery, Consumer Products, Medical and Pharmaceutical fields.

OR-400 Orienter
(Orienters)

DMW 14-tool Orienter model OR-400 with cammed platforms.
OR-400S Orienter

DMW 8-tool Orienter model OR-400S with servomotor-driven platforms.
OR-400 Orientation Camera

As product enters the DMW Orienter a camera verifies the orientation of each part.
OR-400 Orientation Verification

As product exits the DMW Orienter a camera verifies the proper orientation of each part. Misoriented parts are automatically rejected.
OR-400 Orienter Exit

Product exits the DMW OR-400 Orienter via change tooling tailored around each specific product.
Electrolyte Filling Close-Up
(Consumer Battery Assembly)

On this DMW continuous-motion platform electrolyte is dispensed into batteries by multiple pumps at speeds up to 600ppm.
Electrode Sorting

On this DMW indexing platform electrodes are sorted and pick and placed into specific magazines.
Electrode Stack Electrical Test

On this DMW indexing platform electrode stacks are electrically tested.
Electrode Pick & Place

On this DMW indexing platform electrodes are picked out of magazines and placed onto an exit conveyor.
Alkaline Battery 1200ppm Electrolyte Filler

This DMW dual-turret continuous-motion station precisely dispenses electrolyte into various size batteries at speeds up to 1200ppm.
Alkaline 300ppm Negative Cap & Nail Welding

This DMW continuous-motion station pre-assembles and welds battery components at 300ppm.
Ni-Cad Battery 60ppm Assembly Line

This DMW assembly line assembles AA batteries by welding a cap to the center tab, filling the electrolyte, folding the tab, and final crimping the can around the cap.
Product Exit and Reject Lanes
(Synchronous Continuous Motion Platforms)

On this DMW continuous-motion assembly station product is automatically directed to a good or a reject lane at speeds up to 600ppm.
Trapped Cam Mechanism

This mechanism is used on DMW continuous-motion platforms when both motions need to be fully controlled.
Standard Cam Mechanism

This mechanism is used on DMW continuous-motion platforms when one motion needs to be fully controlled.
Continuous Motion Turret

This DMW continuous-motion 20-tool turret is capable of handling products at speeds up to 600ppm.
Puck Carrier System In-feed
(Puck Handling Systems)

Empty puck carriers are returned to a DMW custom automated assembly line in-feed station where they are loaded at speeds in excess of 500ppm.
Typical Puck Carrier System Accumulation

Empty or full puck carriers are staged and accumulated at various points of a DMW custom automation line to obtain production buffers.
Proof-of-Principle Station
(Prototyping)

DMW Automation will build proof-of-principle platforms to test and finalize the specifications of a specific critical operation prior to designing a fully automated assembly platform.
Proof-of-Principle Station

DMW Automation will build proof-of-principle platforms to test and finalize the specifications of a specific critical operation prior to designing a fully automated assembly platform.
Large Vial In-feed Station
(Pharmaceutical Products)

Glass vials are fed to a variety of DMW continuous-motion platforms at speeds up to 400ppm.
Small Vial In-feed Station

Glass vials are fed into a non-destructive high-voltage leak detection platform at speeds in excess of 300ppm.
Vision Inspection Station

DMW designed a custom product handling and inspection platform to be integrated within a customer existing manufacturing line.
Product Exit

On this DMW continuous-motion assembly machine assembled containers exit vial a combination of exit dials.
Dessicant Loading & Insertion

On this DMW continuous-motion assembly machine dessicant tablets are fed via an in-feed dial into each container.
Card Loading

Cards are fed to an in-line conveyance system precisely controlling the cards through the RFID and laser printing operations.
Card RFID & Laser Coding Verification

Cards are labeled with a RFID tag. Customer-supplied information is entered into the tag which is then read so that a laser printer can imprint the same information on the card in the form of a 2D Data Matrix code.
IV Tube Set Assembly Machine

This DMW indexing station assembles an IV tube set at a speed of 60ppm. The tube is fed and cut, solvent is applied to both end of the tube and inserts are fed and placed into each tube end.
Vial Tray Loader Close-Up
(Medical Products)

On this DMW custom platform two different vials are oriented and fed into trays in two groups of five. This close-up shows the serpentine in-feed of one of the two vials.
Vial Loading into Tray

Two different vials are oriented and fed into trays in two groups of five.
Eyedropper Tip & Cap Assembly Product Close-Up

On this DMW indexing platform eyedropper tips and caps are assembled and tested 4 at a time for an output speed of 120ppm.
Eyedropper Tip & Cap Assembly Unload Stations

On this DMW indexing platform eyedropper tips and caps are assembled and tested 4 at a time for an output speed of 120ppm.
Vial Loading into Clamshell

Vials from a Weiler Labeling Systems in-line labeler are singulated and placed into clamshells by a robot.
Clamshell Loading and Inspection

On this DMW indexing platform presence of a vial, syringe and leaflet in each clamshell is verified before final closing and sealing.
High-Speed Syringe De-nesting, Labeling & Re-nesting Packaging Line

This DMW system is capable of handling syringes at speeds in excess of 300ppm. The syringes are de-nested and fed single filed into a Weiler Labeling Systems in-line labeler. After labeling they are re-nested into the original trays.
Vial Handling & Leak Testing (Integration)

Glass vials are fed into a non-destructive high-voltage leak detection platform at speeds in excess of 300ppm.
High-Voltage Leak Detection

Nikka Densok high-voltage leak detection is integrated into an ACE-trac vial handling platform to leak test vials at speeds up to 300ppm.
Lighthouse Instruments High-Speed Leak Tester

One or multiple Lighthouse Instruments non-destructive headspace analysis laser sensors are integrated into a DMW continuous-motion vial handling platform capable of speeds up to 400ppm.
Lighthouse Instruments Standard Leak Tester

One or multiple Lighthouse Instruments non-destructive headspace analysis laser sensors are integrated into a DMW indexing vial handling platform capable of speeds up to 150ppm.
Weiler Labeling Systems Labeling Head Integration

A WLS labeling head is integrated onto a DMW plastic bottle handling platform.
ACE-400 Vial Coding Close-Up
(Vials Coding and Inspection)

Two ink-jet printers are used on a DMW model ACE-400 to print a code on the vial plastic cap and aluminum over-seal at speeds in excess of 300ppm. The codes are then verified by two vision cameras. Coded product exits onto a conveyor.
ACE-400 Overview

Two ink-jet printers are used on a DMW model ACE-400 to print a code on the vial plastic cap and aluminum over-seal at speeds in excess of 300ppm. The codes are then verified by two vision cameras. Coded product exits onto a conveyor.
ACE-400 Vial Coding with Laser

A laser is used on a DMW model ACE-400 to etch a code on the vial aluminum overseal at speeds in excess of 300ppm. The code is then verified by a vision system.
CIR-400 Vial Coding and Verification

An ink-jet printer is used on a DMW model CIR-400 to print a code on the vial plastic cap at speeds in excess of 150ppm. The code is then verified by a vision system.
Vial Coding 2D Data Matrix Code

A UV 2D Data Matrix code is printed on the plastic cap using a DMW model ACE-400 coding and verification platform.
ACE-400 2D Data Matrix UV Code

A UV-ink 2D Data Matrix code is printed on vials caps on a DMW model ACE-400 at speeds in excess of 300ppm.
Vial Coding Human Readable Code

A Human Readable code is printed on the aluminum overseal using a DMW model ACE-400 coding and verification platform.
Trigger Pump Torque Tooling
(Consumer Products)

DMW patented trigger pump torquing head allows for the controlled handling and tightening of a pump onto a bottle.
Trigger Pump Insertion Dial

On this DMW continuous-motion platform trigger pumps are fed and inserted into bottles at speeds up to 300ppm.
High-Speed Tube Loading

On this DMW custom platform tubes are fed into a blister machine at speeds up to 550ppm using multiple serpentine chute mechanisms.

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