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Automotive: Final Assembly
Final Assembly in Auto Manufacturing
Designed and developed to perform reliably in tough industrial and manufacturing environments, products and solutions from Banner Engineering help auto manufacturers ensure assembly quality, increase productivity and process efficiency, while reducing operational expenses and production downtime.
Banner solutions are used extensively throughout final assembly areas at auto manufacturing facilities around the world. Our sensors and vision sensors are used for inspection, vehicle detection, model ID and material handling applications. LED indicators and tower lights satisfy visual management needs in final assembly. Our light-guided assembly products improve output and assembly accuracy. LED lights from Banner provide brilliant illumination for work areas and offer years of no maintenance operation, energy efficiency and cost savings. Sure Cross wireless solutions are ideal for for Andon and ‘Call For’ systems.
Applications
Long-Range Inspection in Automotive Assembly
As vehicles move forward on an automotive assembly line, an L-GAGE LT7 time-of-flight laser sensor is directed inside the sun roof to verify that the car seat has been installed and is in the correct position.
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Detect Installed Glass on Automobile
Detect moonroof presence from extended range
Long Bin Pick-to-Light
The EZ-LIGHT PVA pick-to-light sensors provide a reliable error-proofing solution for various operation systems. The light indicate to assemblers which items to pick and in which order to pick them.
Improving Production with Pick-to-Light Systems
A Banner wireless solution is a simple way to optimize inventory, reduce errors, and minimize waste. Each Sure Cross Performance Node with I/O Mapping can be equipped with up to six EZ-LIGHT operator indicator lights. The Sure Cross Gateway is conveniently located at a central location where maintenance personnel and management can monitor the parts consumption throughout the site.
Kitting Operation with Gloves
Banner’s fixed-field K50 indicator detects gloved hands , sensing when operators select the correct parts during the kitting process. The K50 indicator’s logic function is then able to notify the operator that he/she picked correctly by changing from green to yellow—additional colors can be selected to suite to the manufacturer’s preference. The K50’s ability to detect black gloves is especially important for lean manufacturing processes where workers typically wear dark gloves.
Featured Products
TL70 Core Series 70mm Modular Tower Lights
Big, bright tower lights come preassembled or as modular segments for customized indication. Lights are gray when off to eliminate false indication.
TL70 with Audible Indicator
Segments for the TL70 Tower Light are available in adjustable audible modules. Modules offer tremendous flexibility and can be customized as needed.
K50 Core Series 50 mm General Purpose LED Indicator
Our most popular indicator light. The 50 mm general-purpose indicator is available in both AC and DC supply voltage.
Q45 Photoelectric Wireless Sensors
Sure Cross® Q45 Photoelectric Sensors combine a sensor, wireless node, and an internal battery in a single device, making it easy to solve challenging factory applications or add sensing to existing industrial systems.
K50 Core Series: 50mm Illuminated Pick-to-Light Buttons
Provides improved ways to install a pick-to-light system with industry standard Modbus RTU protocol for communication.
K50 Pro Series 50 mm Programmable Optical Pick-to-Light
The K50 Pro Series includes a 50 mm multicolor RGB Optical device with PICK-IQ, IO-Link, and Pro Editor to offer advanced animation customization and control.
K50 Core Series 50 mm Multipurpose Illuminated Touch Buttons
K50 Series touch buttons combine a large, bright indicator with solid-state, touch-activated switching capability, ideal for lean manufacturing and bin-picking operations.
PVD Series One Piece Part Verification Pick-to-Light Arrays
PVD Pick-to-Light sensors are compact, one-piece solutions useful in many part assembly, pick-to-light and error-proofing applications.
VE Smart Camera
The VE Smart Camera is a high-resolution vision camera and barcode reader for reliable performance in the trickiest applications.
QT50U 8 m Range Chemical Resistant Ultrasonic Sensor
Features a completely sealed, shock-resistant housing that is ideal for tank level monitoring of liquids as well as solids.
Wireless M-GAGE Node
FlexPower Node with internal battery designed for vehicle detection.
QS18 Series All Purpose Photoelectric Sensor
All purpose photoelectric sensor with universal housing design and 18 mm threaded barrel is an ideal replacement for hundreds of other sensor styles.
Success Stories
LED Lights Illuminate Control Cabinet
Operators access machine systems through the control cabinet and need Intense illumination of the cabinet facilitates for maintenance and management.
Superior Light Distribution with LEDs
American Hoffmann Corporation chose WLB32 LED light bars to illuminate work areas, enclosures and control cabinets, replacing fluorescent light fixtures. The superior light distribution offered by the WLB32 LED lights lights, as well as the ease of installation were key factors in the company's decision.
Temperature Sensor Detects Defrost Wires
An automotive manufacturer was rejecting a supplier’s shipment of rear window assemblies due to faulty defroster grids. The supplier’s existing test procedure measured current draw across the entire heating system to detect an overall failure, but it could not detect the subtle impact of a single heating wire being broken. The window supplier partnered with a Michigan-based machine automation company to create a better test fixture—one that can verify each defrost wire heats to specification prior to shipping.
Vision Sensor to Read QR Codes
iVu Plus BCR Gen 2 with 25 mm Micro Lens replaces hand held barcode readers to collect data from dense, difficult-to-read QR codes on vehicle transmissions. A WL50S high-intensity LED spot light illuminates the target area.