03. Assembly Stations
Orbital Riveting Press
Orbitform orbital riveting press on a structure designed by SIEC, with stress analysis for infinite fatigue life.
Customer: Automotive Tier 1 · Assembly by orbital riveting
How to work with us
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Meeting or floor visit
We meet with your team or visit your floor to understand the requirement and propose solutions.
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Quote + simulation
We send you the quote and a simulation so you can see what your machine will look like and how it will run.
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PO and project kickoff
With your purchase order, the project starts under our ISO 9001 quality management system.
ISO 9001:2015 certified
Orbital riveting forms the rivet head with a spinning tool instead of a single impact. It needs less force, gives a cleaner head and does not damage the part, but the press structure must hold the forming load on every cycle without flexing or fatiguing.
SIEC Robotics designed the press structure and validated it with stress analysis for infinite fatigue life, integrated the Orbitform head, the tooling and the Allen-Bradley control, and built the complete station with light curtain and two-hand optical start.
Orbitform integrators
Orbitform is a reference in orbital and radial forming. We design the structure, tooling and control around their head so the press delivers a consistent rivet on every cycle.
The challenge
Join parts with an orbital rivet in a repeatable way, with a structure that withstands the forming load cycle after cycle without deforming or fatiguing, and a cycle time comfortably within the 19 s takt.
What we did
- Press structure design for the forming load of the Orbitform head
- Stress analysis to ensure infinite fatigue life of the structure
- Orbitform head integration, tooling with fixed nest and laser part-presence check
- Allen-Bradley control with HMI, light curtain and two-hand optical start
Results
∞
cycles: structure designed for infinite fatigue life
2.0 s
orbital forming per rivet
11.9 s
cycle vs. 19 s takt, with a single nest
See it running
Why SIEC Robotics
- In-house structural design with stress analysis: machines built to last, not just to pass the run-off
- One supplier from concept to start-up: design, build, programming and commissioning
- Cycle time validated with simulation before building
- Safety by design: light curtains, two-hand start and standard SIEC guarding, with local support in Saltillo
How to work with us
- 1
- 2
Meeting or floor visit
We meet with your team or visit your floor to understand the requirement and propose solutions.
- 3
Quote + simulation
We send you the quote and a simulation so you can see what your machine will look like and how it will run.
- 4
PO and project kickoff
With your purchase order, the project starts under our ISO 9001 quality management system.
ISO 9001:2015 certified
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