Robotic Wet Glass Bead Peening System
This Peening System is designed to wet peen fan blade airfoils (up to 10” dia. x 36” tall) using glass bead. The airfoils are loaded six at a time onto a six spindle positioner. The wet peening nozzle is manipulated by a Fanuc M710i robot to provide maximum flexibility for processing various parts. A manual station allows processing of individual parts. Peening media is suspended in water and pumped to the spray nozzle where it is accelerated toward the part by compressed air. After impacting the part, the media and water collect in a tank at the bottom of the cabinet where a recirculating agitator keeps the media in suspension. A Sweco screening system and paper bed filter are provided to classify the reclaimed media and remove fines and debris.
System features & benefits
Standard
- Solid stainless steel cabinet construction – 3/8” thick
- Automatic rinse water overflow reduces dilution of process water when rinsing parts
- Manual peening window and viewing window near control panel both with window rinse
- Booth wash down system rinses cabinet walls and door trough
- Manual rinse hose is provided for cleaning parts, fixtures etc with “grey water”
- 6 station in-line positioning spindle, 50 lb capacity each spindle, 0.3 - 30 RPM
- Fanuc M710i SDLP robot
- Mist collector mounted on back of cabinet to vent airborne moisture
- Wet Peening equipment including pump, robot nozzle & manual nozzle
- Closed loop air pressure controller, pump speed and current draw
- Sweco separator sends good media back to the process cabinet
- Fines and debris are removed with a paper bed filter
- Quiet operation
- Separate drainage and de-watering cart
- Auger style media adder
- Transparent, graduated tube, external to cabinet for reading the media concentration level
- Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC
- PRIMS Pro Operator HMI with reporting and preventive maintenance
- CSA inspected and approved
Optional
- Production Ready part programs
- Off-Line Programming software
- Part tooling and masking
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