What needed to be engineered.
A high-speed refrigeration compressor manufacturer suffered high assembly defect rates (1.4%) caused by operators selecting incorrect internal valve plate variants and missing small seal rings during rapid line pacing.
Traditional manual checking at the end of the line caused high scrap and teardown costs.
How Draftdu solved it.
Draftdu engineered a custom line-side mobile kitting workstation featuring smart pick-to-light LED bin sensors, tailored Poka-Yoke component nests, and an integrated telecentric overhead vision gauging camera.
Components must be placed into the verification nest, where high-speed machine vision verifies diameter and thickness within 0.8 seconds before releasing the line clamp.
Measurable shop-floor results.
Assembly defect rate dropped from 1.4% to 0.02%, operator walking distance was reduced by 40%, and component verification was achieved in under 2 seconds per kit without slowing the main line.
Engineering stack
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