Robotic dispensing automotive

Dispensing of adhesives and sealants is accomplished robotically in many industries. The following robotic dispensing applications of adhesive and sealant, are taken from the automotive industry where the majority of robotic dispensing applications are used. 

In the Automotive industry there is a trend towards complete automation of production lines. In the application of adhesives/sealants for gasketing, the principles of dispensing have normally been to use a pressure-time system, or alternatively a cartridge system with a robotic head. However, a faster system is to screen print an anaerobic on to the surface of a component. 

Robots are used to dispense adhesives and sealants throughout the automotive industry today. Automation requirements will be examined for windshield bonding to the vehicle, door manufacturing, passenger compartment interior seam sealing, and the application of sealants during the buildup of the vehicle body. These account for the vast majority of robotic sealant and adhesive dispensing applications in the automotive industry. 

The robot based systems are finding favour with all the major automotive manufacturers. The robot allows the engineer simply and quickly to adjust the exact location of the adhesive and the quantity dispensed to produce a bonded assembly to the designed conditions without long, slow, costly modification to the facility, which is the case with dedicated systems. 

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