Percussion Cap Assembly Machine:

• Fully Automatic Percussion / Blasting Cap Assembly.
• Accurate positioning of Percussion / Blasting caps, diameter 5,4 mm.
• Automatic quality monitoring.

Details:

With this assembly machine Percussion / Blasting caps (metal tubes closed at one end, containing a charge of one or more detonating compounds, designed to detonate from the sparks) are inserted into their sockets.

This fully automatic assembly machine presses Percussion / Blasting caps, the metal tubes, into a socket. The machine consists of six stations and an indexing carrousel with six corresponding positions. In between the different steps of the assembly process several tests are carried out. Percussion / Blasting caps which do not pass the tests will be ejected separately.

Process:

• At the first station, the Percussion / Blasting cap socket is inserted (manually.)
• At the second station, the shape and the position of the socket is tested.
• At the third one, a paper is cut out of a tape and inserted into the socket. At the same station a test is carried out whether or not the paper has been inserted correctly.
• At the fourth station, the Percussion / Blasting cap is pressed into the socket.
• The fifth station monitors the dimensions of the Percussion / Blasting cap socket assembly with an accuracy of +/- 0,05 mm.
• Station six is the final station where the Percussion / Blasting cap assemblies, which have passed all tests, are ejected.
• Cap assemblies that haven not passed the tests are ejected at the first station so they can be examined.

Specs:

l-w-h          	: ca 750 x 750 x 1400 mm
indexing    	: 60° Ø D mm
Controls     	: Siemens 
Capacity    	: 50 products per minute
Power input   	: 220/380 Volt 50 Hz
               	: 5 Bar pneumatic
Weight        	: appr. 350 Kg

Application:

This assembly machine is used by:

• Rheinmetall-DeTec AG to produce detonators for the frangible armour piercing sub-caliber discarding Sabot with Tracer, 30 mm x 173 .