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26 satisfied customers and over 89 deliveries<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/span>Robot cell for test fitting of motor pallets<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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AGCO Power Oy is a Finnish company specialising in the manufacture of diesel engines, serving in particular manufacturers of agricultural machinery such as tractors and threshers. The company’s headquarters and factory are located in Linnavuor, Nokia, and it is part of the international AGCO Corporation group. <\/p>\n

We implemented a robotic cell for AGCO Power Oy’s Linnavuori factory, which automates the handling of engine clamps and adapter shafts needed for engine testing. The system transfers the parts picked from the racks of the motor pallet to the warehouse and brings new required parts in place according to the instructions of the customer’s production control system. The cell utilises a Universal Robots UR20 cobot on Mekanio’s MekaTrack linear axis, which uses a Schunk PGN-plus-P finger gripper for the gripping tool. Pieces are identified and located using a Cognex machine vision camera. The motorised pallets are fed through the robotic cell by a chain conveyor, the control of which is linked to the robotic cell automation. The cell is equipped with safety systems such as light curtains and magnetic locks on the cell doors to ensure the safety of the workers and the process. <\/p>\n

During the project, we were responsible for the design and implementation of the robotic cell, from defining the functionality and programming to deployment and documentation. The safety of the cell was designed together with AGCO Power Oy experts in accordance with the machine safety standards. The machine vision system was implemented by AP-Vision Oy. <\/p>\n

The cell allows the customer’s workers to focus on more meaningful tasks by automating repetitive heavy lifting tasks. This improves the efficiency, safety and ergonomics of the production process.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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3D design of truck beds for stone<\/div><\/div><\/div>

J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4-based OK-konehuolto Oy maintains and repairs earth-moving machinery and manufactures and installs superstructures such as stone pallets and piece goods cranes for trucks. OK-konehuolto’s wish was to have an easily modifiable parametric 3D model of the stone slabs it manufactures, designed with ease of fabrication and the possibilities of modern manufacturing methods in mind. The pallets are often customised to the car and the customer, so the ability to quickly modify the basic pallet structure would speed up the design process significantly. <\/p>\n

We created a brand new 3D lava model for the client, all parts of which are automatically modified to the new dimensions by entering the required dimensions into the software. The production images can now also be created much faster than before. We also updated the design and details of the pallets to allow for easier and more straightforward manufacturing. The requirements of robotic welding were also taken into account in the design of the pallet model. <\/p>\n

“With the new bed models, the production of pallets has become much more efficient”<\/em> – Verneri Ovaska Managing Director of OK-machine maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Trenox Oy<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Element pivoting device<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Before starting Mekanio’s business, Mekanio’s founders, together with the rest of their team, designed and manufactured an element torsion device for Trenox Oy in the Product Development Project course at Aalto University. The purpose of the device is to facilitate the handling of turnstones on a construction site, where turnstone operations usually require two cranes per site. With the element turning device, the site can cope with one crane. <\/p>\n

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