J8265 Medical Diagnostics Test Kit Assembly System

March 10, 2025

J8265 Medical Diagnostics Test Kit Assembly System
The Oral Test Device Assembly Machine was designed and built to streamline the manufacturability of a product for a local Medical Device company. The machine’s purpose is to sort, feed and assemble Top and Bottom Housings, Test Strips and Wicks into an Oral Test Device at a rate of 32 parts per minute. Throughout the part assembly process, components are fed and processed on a Camco Precision Link Indexing Conveyor with custom Delrin fixtures designed to accurately locate and align components within a nest. From an overall process perspective, operators load plastic bottom housings, top housings and Wicks, from bulk, into the supply hopper of AC driven prefeeders where parts are then fed through a series of conveyors and part manipulating devices which are the key building blocks comprising of a Farason custom sorting and feeding system also referred to as a Farafeeder. Dedicated feeder Fanuc SCARA and six-axis robots, in conjunction with top mounted vision cameras, top lighting and encoder tracking of vision conveyors along with vacuum end of arm tools, picks the components, presented in a single layer, randomly on the conveyor belt, and places them within a conveyor fixture. Throughout the assembly process, the sub-assembly receives in process Keyence vision camera inspections for part presence and location. With all main components loaded, a final Fanuc SCARA robot picks sub-assembled Oral Testers and places them within the nests of Branson Ultrasonic Welders where they are fully welded, assembled and placed back within the fixtures of a Camco Precision Link Indexing Conveyor. Subsequent to completing the assembly, a final component is placed, a part label from a CTM Label Applicator/Placer. A final Keyence vision camera inspection takes place to verify all labels are present and located within the customers specifications. An AB Servo/Pneumatic dual axis pick and place offloads good parts thereby completing the assembly process of the Oral Test Device.
about Farason

Farason is a custom machine builder and robotics integrator based in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. With over 33 years of experience and 50+ full-time employees, Farason brings decades of automation experience into every piece of custom automation it produces.