Technologies
Thanks to LANBI IBJ servo-hydraulic housing crimping machine, available in 300, 400 and 600 KN, an optimal correlation between housing shoulder and center of the ball is achieved, through an intelligent pressing process.
HOUSING CRIMPING
Servo-hydraulic housing crimping machine, available in 300, 400 and 600 KN.
After machining operation, Inner rod is measured to check that all key dimensions are in tolerance. Measuring system is connected to CNC for automatic offset, and LANBI Industry 4.0 platform allows all kind of data analysis.
INSPECTION
After machining operation, Inner rod is measured to check that all key dimensions are in tolerance.
LANBI provides robotized handling system together with the assembly line. In this way, IBJ parts are automatically handled from box to box. Vision cameras are connected to robots in order to avoid the need of fixtures and make solutions very flexible.
HANDLING
LANBI provides robotized handling system together with the assembly line.
Rolling is key operation in Ball Joint assembly. LANBI 50KN servo machine, including load-displacement graphic and monitored compression of the Joint, allows customers to handle uniform torque, achieving excellent performance and extended life.
ROLLING
Rolling is key operation in Ball Joint assembly.
LANBI transfers machine aluminum Control Arm Ball Joint sockets (roughing and finishing operations) and drill and chamfer Bushing holes, including tool wearing monitoring system, achieving low cycle time processes and highest productivity.
HOUSING MACHINING
Low cycle time processes and highest productivity.
Thanks to LANBI 50& 100KN electrical standard presses,LANBI is offering Bushing assembly with load and displacement control, using when necessary external transducer to ensure all the required drawing tolerances.
BUSHING ASSEMBLY
Thanks to LANBI 50 & 100KN electrical standard presses,LANBI is offering Bushing assembly with load and displacement control.
LANBI integrates own designed 50 and 100 KN standard electric presses, including SIEMENS, OMRON or ALLEN BRADLEY Servomotors. Force or distance can be programmed as a target and in both cases load vs displacement is monitored, graphed and saved.
LANBI STANDARD PRESS
LANBI integrates own designed 50 and 100 KN standard electric presses, including SIEMENS, OMRON or ALLEN BRADLEY Servomotors.
LANBI Engineers are continously developing solutions to improve cycle and changeover times. LANBI servo-controlled transfer system allows pallet transferring in less than 1 second. On the other hand, multiple electrical cyclinders are used in the machines in order to enable parametric changeovers.
REDUCED CYCLE & CHANGEOVER TIMES
LANBI Engineers are continously developing solutions to improve cycle and changeover times.
Most of LANBI assembly machines include laser system to mark a DMC on the parts. In this way all the collected data during the assembly and control process is related to each specific part and saved in the machine PC. Just reading the DMC code of the part, part history is available.
MARKING & TRACEABILITY
Most of LANBI assembly machines include laser system to mark a DMC on the parts.
LANBI ball stud lathes include tool turret units mounted on a two axis servo-controlled slide, allowing to machine ball stud shank using up to 4 different tools, getting different geometries through processes like cutting, burnishing, knurling or polygonal milling.
4 STATIONS TURRET FOR SHANK MACHINING
LANBI ball stud lathes include tool turret units mounted on a two axis servo-controlled slide, allowing to machine ball stud shank using up to 4 different tools.
LANBI developed Polar System is used for ball turning and burnishing operations. Moved by three servomotors, the Polar System provides best quality to the ball stud sphere, achieving values of rugosity below Rz 1 and sphericity below 10 microns.
POLAR SYSTEM FOR BALL TNB
LANBI developed Polar System is used for ball turning and burnishing operations.
LANBI provides standard single and double rolling machines for operations like threading, knurling and neck or taper rolling. Rolling load vs displacement graphic is available and also thread control by means of electronic units.
THREAD ROLLING
LANBI provides standard single and double rolling machines for operations like threading, knurling and neck or taper rolling.
Generating Head Units are the best solution to combine quality and flexibility. Thanks to this system, accurate spherical shapes are achieved by interpolating the cutter movement in two axis and changeover time is minimized as tool position is controlled by CNC.
GENERATING HEAD FOR INTERNAL SURFACES
Generating Head Units are the best solution to combine quality and flexibility.
Tool Monitoring System is available in order to detect tool break, predict tool wear and definetively extend tool life. Some anomalies like presence of chips are also brougth to light, avoiding scrap parts. This device generates cost save to customer and reduce the need of further operator part inspections.
TOOL MONITORING SYSTEM
Tool Monitoring System is available in order to detect tool break, predict tool wear and definetively extend tool life.
The production processes proposed by LANBI include part measuring. Part control after machining enables automatic CNC machine off-sets, avoiding parts out of tolerance and machine stops, reducing operator manpower and thanks to this, increase productivity.
DIMENSIONAL CONTROL
The production processes proposed by LANBI include part measuring.
Outer Tie Rod housing is machined using flexible fixtures. Heads are turned both sides and tails are faced, drilled and tapped with servo systems. Thanks to tool monitoring and auto part measuring, further operator verifications are minimized.
HOUSING MACHINING
Outer Tie Rod housing is machined using flexible fixtures.
LANBI ensures clean and accurate grease dosing between ball and plastic seat, stud neck and boot lip, by means of volumetric dispensers, controlled by PLC. Tell us if you do not know which grease to use, and we will help you.
GREASING
LANBI ensures clean and accurate grease dosing between ball and plastic seat, stud neck and boot lip.
Once the Ball Joint is mounted, it is inspected with camera using deep learning algorithms to check that boot and rings are correct and assembled in position.
VISION CONTROL
Camera inspection using deep learning algorithms.
Ball Pins are machined in LANBI CNC lathes by means of double clamp. At first clamp shank is cut using a 4 stations turret and at second clamp ball is cut and burnished by means of a polar servo-system. Single and double versions are available, depending on customer volumes.
BALL PIN MACHINING
Ball Pins are machined in LANBI CNC lathes by means of double clamp.
Axial End Play operation is available in LANBI assembly lines or can be supplied separately as stand alone machine for Labs. Test is done with ±2000-5000N force and N/sec ramp is controlled, thanks to servo-motorized actuator.
AXIAL END PLAY
Axial End Play operation is available in LANBI assembly lines or can be supplied separately as stand alone machine for Labs.
After Rolling operation, in some cases, depending on Ball Joint design, part is baked in an oven at a temperature close to 100ºC. LANBI integrates robotized ovens and after baking torques are controlled, and the assembly process is finished.
AGING / TEMPERING
LANBI integrates robotized ovens and after baking torques are controlled, and the assembly process is finished.
LANBI lathes for Stabilizer Link Ball pins have an output of 5,5 seconds per part, thanks to double XZ servo-slides. Process is done in several steps using different cutters in order to get an optimal quality and ease chip removal.
BALL PIN MACHINING
LANBI lathes for Stabilizer Link Ball pins have an output of 5,5 seconds per part.
100% Crack detection is necessary to detect material failures. Control is done through Eddy currents and one or two probes are used, while the pin is rotating. Thread rolling, hardness, dimensional and thread verification are also available.
CRACK DETECTION
100% Crack detection is necessary to detect material failures.
Torque control is mandatory operation in every Ball Joint assembly line. Tilting torque control is the one used for Stabilizer Links, while rotational is offered for other kind of joints. Torque values can be related with rolling parameters thanks to Industry 4.0 platform.
TORQUE CONTROL
Torque control is mandatory operation in every Ball Joint assembly line.
By means of XYZ Cartesian systems or robotized arms, together with vision cameras, mono or bi-component pastes like silicone or gap filler are dosed, controlled and monitored.
GAP FILLER DISPENSING
Mono or bi-component pastes like silicone or gap filler are dosed, controlled and monitored.
Torque and angle controlling electronic screwdrivers, including automatic bolt feeding are used to join the EPS motor board with the aluminium housing. These screwdrivers are mounted on XYZ Cartesian systems.
SCREWDRIVING
Torque and angle controlling electronic screwdrivers.
Steering Rack & Pinion torque and wear-in test, and hall call calibration test for the MCU unit are common technologies to test and verify Steering components integrity and performance.
TORQUE CONTROL
Steering Rack & Pinion torque and wear-in test.
LANBI integrates multi-spindle turrets for facing, drilling and tapping operations, which allows to process parts with a unique machining head, holding part once, reducing fixture and handling costs.
CUSTOMIZED MACHINING
LANBI integrates multi-spindle turrets for facing, drilling and tapping operations.
Flexibility and minimum changeover are challenges that LANBI overcomes at every project, developing servo-controlled auto-change multi press-in heads. This kind of solution is offered for frames and knuckles with multiple and different bushings.
FLEXIBLE BUSHING PRESSING
Flexibility and minimum changeover are challenges that LANBI overcomes at every project.
Using induction heating technology, LANBI machine heats the Damper Reservoir steel Tube up to 1.000 ºC in less than 3 seconds and closes it by means of a hard metal roller and internal mandrel, achieving the specified shape and dimensions.
TUBE HOT FORMING
Using induction heating technology, heats the Damper Reservoir steel Tube up to 1.000 ºC in less than 3 seconds.
Both in Combustion Engine and Electric Motor, different components like seals, embouts and bearings are assembled by means of LANBI presses and other components are assembled with bolts using electronic screwdrivers.
COMPONENTS ASSEMBLY
Both in Combustion Engine and Electric Motor, different components like seals, embouts and bearings are assembled by means of LANBI presses.
In order to save tooling and reduce cycle time and number of machining units, LANBI is providing tailor made drilling and tapping multi-spindles which save cost in Engine manufacturing process.
MULTI SPINDLE
LANBI is providing tailor made drilling and tapping multi-spindles which save cost in Engine manufacturing process.
Leak test technology is applied for several Combustion Engine and Electrical Motor components, such as Cylinder Block, Cylinder Head, Electric Motor Housing, Inverters and Battery Packs. LANBI can supply manually loaded systems or fully automated.
LEAK TEST CONTROL
Leak test technology is applied for several Combustion Engine and Electrical Motor components.
LANBI is using crimping technology for different applications, like halfshafts, hinges, ball joints, electric motor, covers, and many other parts. Special hydraulic solutions are designed for each specific crimping operation.
CRIMPING
LANBI is using crimping technology for different applications.
LANBI develops own automatic hydraulic riveting solutions in order to link metal parts by means of pins. LANBI also integrates orbital riveting systems and riveting guns including rivet automatic feeding.
RIVETING
LANBI develops own automatic hydraulic riveting solutions in order to link metal parts by means of pins.
Ultrasonic welding technology is integrated by LANBI to join or form plastic components. High frequency waves are applied to the plastic materials which are heated and melted, remaining welded together.
ULTRASONIC WELDING
Ultrasonic welding technology is integrated by LANBI to join or form plastic components.
