Sensors and process monitoring in production

Piezoelectric sensors and process monitoring systems from Kistler make it easy to monitor and control the quality of simple or complex dynamic assembly processes. Both for manual or automated assembly. Faulty parts are identified immediately and filtered out directly during the assembly process to assure quality. Traceability of measurement data is always guaranteed. There is a variety of different sensors measuring force, pressure, or torque to monitor any process step during production.

Quality assurance for assembly – advantages of process monitoring systems from Kistler:

• Suitable for dynamic processes
• Up to 20 measurements per second
• A large number of individually configurable measuring programs
• Excellent flexibility
• Easy to integrate into existing or new production lines
• Traceable documentation of quality relevant production processes

Our monitoring systems for press-fit processes are used in combination with hydraulic, hydropneumatic, pneumatic or electrically powered press cylinders. With these systems, quality assurance based on force-displacement measurement can be integrated into the press fit process. Typical applications include press-fits for ball bearings as well as press-fitting gears onto drive shafts in transmissions. What's more, the process can be visualized and monitored with the help of professional monitoring systems. As well as direct mounting of the sensor technology in the press cylinder, options include indirect mounting on the C-frame or tool holder.

Quality assurance for press-fit processes – advantages of monitoring systems from Kistler:

• Suitable for dynamic processes
• Up to 20 measurements per second
• Direct in-process measurement
• Flexible retrofitting
• Traceability of measurement data
• 100 percent control of the press-fitting process
• Sensors with overload protection

Precise and reliable measuring technology is the key to comprehensive quality assurance for assembly, joining and testing processes using manual presses. We offer retrofittable solutions for monitoring processes on the manual press with the force sensor integrated into the tool holder of the manual press. Control tasks related to the manual press can also be accomplished. This approach makes the process on the manual press independent of the respective operator.

Quality assurance for manual presses – advantages of monitoring systems from Kistler:

• Programmable step chains (sequences)
• Wide measurement range
• Flexible retrofitting
• 100 percent control of the press-fitting process
• Sensors with overload protection

The clinching process is used to produce a positive connection between two layers of sheet metal, and it requires no filler metals. Integrated force-displacement or force-time monitoring is implemented to guarantee comprehensive quality assurance for the clinching process. As an additional quality characteristic, the residual base thickness of the clinching point can be determined as well. As for all other process data, also here highly informative visualization and evaluation of this parameter is available.

Quality assurance for clinching processes – advantages of monitoring systems from Kistler:

• Piezoelectric sensor technology can be deployed flexibly
• Integrated in-process evaluation
• Sensors with overload protection
• Convenient  retrofitting
• Traceable documentation of quality relevant production processes