Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Abb Inc.

Al Marrocco

Mark E Briscoe

Nick Sochacki

Arnold Bell

Isaac Zolotarev

Michael Mollan

Jeffrey Cameron

Lou LaPlante

James Jozwiak

Darrell Sheppy

Richard Lorenz

The present disclosure is generally directed toward a method of assembling a plurality of rotor cores for an electric converter. The method includes placing, by a core robotic system employing force control feedback, a rotor core on a mandrel, and for each of the plurality of rotor cores, placing, a plurality of magnetizable inserts into a plurality of cavities in the rotor core by an insert assembly robotic (IAR) system employing force control feedback.

Method and system for assembling a rotor stack for an electric motor

A rotor assembly system for a manufacturing cell includes a central robotic system comprising a multi-axial central robot and a conveyor platform and one or more multi-axial auxiliary robotic systems secured at one or more locations within the cell. The conveyor platform is operable to move the central robot within the cell. The central robotic system and the one or more auxiliary robotic systems are configured to perform a plurality of rotor manufacturing processes on at least one rotor component in coordination with one another, and the central robotic system is configured to transfer the at least one rotor component between one or more rotor manufacturing processes of the plurality of rotor manufacturing processes.

Rotor assembly method and system employing central multi-tasking robotic system

A spindle positioning apparatus for a robotic manipulator. The spindle positioning apparatus includes a mounting plate assembly, first and second spindles, and an actuator mechanism. The first spindle is disposed on the mounting plate assembly in a fixed position. The second spindle is disposed on the mounting plate assembly and is movable with respect to the first spindle. The actuator mechanism is adapted to move the second spindle with respect to the first spindle.

Multi-spindle positioning apparatus

An apparatus for automatically coupling a tool to a manipulator having a spindle. The apparatus includes a first adapter and a second adapter. The first adapter includes a spindle mating portion and a first threaded portion. The second adapter includes a second threaded portion adapted to engage the first threaded portion and a tool mating portion adapted to engage the tool.

Automatic tool attachment apparatus

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