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Olgun Automation is at the heart of the Industry 4.0 revolution, where robotic and software technologies are developed to create value for the main goals of sustainable production strategies such as capacity increase, quality improvement, and cost reduction.

With its experienced team and infrastructure, it offers a collaborative development environment where the digital version (digital twin) of the systems it develops is created, while also developing and commissioning mechanical and electrical design and manufacturing, as well as automation and robot software. This environment is a collaborative space where all stakeholders (production, maintenance, supply chain, sales and marketing, etc.) can continue to monitor, analyze, diagnose, and visualize real-time data, and where innovative technologies based on machine learning and artificial intelligence can be integrated.

Referans Project

In the leaf spring production process, the plates are cut to appropriate lengths and heated up to 1000°C. The plates are then precisely rolled into a tapered shape from the center to the edges and given an eye form at the ends according to the product types. After this, they undergo a heat treatment process. The leaf springs, which complete additional processes such as hole drilling, end cutting, and sandblasting, are made ready for shipment after cathodic painting and assembly. Due to the high temperature and material weight of these technologically matured products, it is crucial to analyze ergonomics thoroughly and design the processes accordingly. Therefore, robotic automation is essential not only for the advantages it offers in terms of cost, capacity, and quality but also for working conditions, ergonomics, and safety. The fully automatic parabolic rolling and eye bending line developed consists of 4-5 robot systems where processes such as rolling, end-forming and eye-forming, are carried out seamlessly in high-temperature induction or natural gas furnaces.

Composite leaf springs are formed by stacking layers of resin-impregnated fiberglass of different lengths. With the developed robotic layup project, the resin-impregnated material in rolls is unrolled and the layers are automatically laid according to the recipe. This system ensures that the layers are placed in the correct order and angle, providing the desired geometric precision of the leaf spring and increasing production efficiency.

The composite leaf spring coming out of the mold has various surface residues. The developed robotic composite surface processing project cleans the surface roughness, burrs, and defects on the leaf springs, extending the performance and lifespan of the leaf spring while also increasing production efficiency.

The resilience of composite leaf springs is the most important design parameter specified in customer requirements. With the developed robotic resilience measurement system, the resilience of composite leaf springs is automatically controlled, accelerating and facilitating the quality control process.

Due to product variety and variable geometries, adapting suitable stacking methods for robotic handling into production processes is one of the most challenging process design issues in leaf spring production, as it is for many industries. There are various types of leaf springs of different sizes and cross-sections stacked on metal pallets. These products are manually loaded and unloaded onto different machines in each process. For precise robotic applications, the position and orientation of each product must be determined. As a result of R&D studies on 3D stereo image processing technology, a solution has been developed that enables the automatic recognition and robotic handling of different types of leaf springs stacked over the pallet, supported by wooden slats or similar materials. This has resulted in a reconfigurable and agile production line by reducing setup times and manual operations and increasing flexibility.