IVD Assembly Machine
Serological Assembly System
Customer need
The Customer needed an In-vitro Diagnostic Assembly System. Their existing equipment was aging and not meeting their current capacity requirements.
The goal of the project was to:
• Design and build an assembly system using their existing machine design concept.
• Design improvements into several areas.
• Have a machine rate approximately 200% of their existing assembly equipment.
• Incorporate a vision system to automate the majority of the required QC inspection (manual effort on existing machine).
• Accommodate (5) configurations with minimal effort required to change-over product.
McClellan machine design solution/features
McClellan designed an Assembly System…
• Linear nested over-under stainless steel belted indexer used to transport the product through the machine with a true position repeatability of 0.002”.
 • Two color touch screen operator interfaces mounted on opposite ends of the machine.
• Guarding framework and access doors consist of aluminum extrusion.
• Access panels and doors are clear polycarbonate.
• Operator access points guarded with safety solenoid interlocks.
 Documentation: McClellan provided an electronic operator’s manual for this assembly system that included theory of operation, electrical/pneumatic schematics, a spare parts list, and maintenance recommendations. The electronic manual relies heavily on video clips to supplement text descriptions of tasks. McClellan has had great response from Customers on the manuals.
Benefits of McClellan Automation Solution
• Achieved 52PPM (Customer requirement 40-50PPM)
• Flexibility of product configurations (5)
• Open machine design for maintainability
• Magazines can be replenished while machine is in operation via an interlocked door
• Reduction of required personnel for visual inspection
• Multiple operator interfaces, convenient for operators
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