Assembly machine for insulin pen dosing modules
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- High-speed assembly line, 18 parts per minute
- ESD-protected production (electrostatic discharge)
- Complete product traceability
Complex production of dosing modules
Experience as the key to success in medical technology
Dosing modules are an important component of insulin pens. The module displays provide patients with important information such as the amount of insulin or the time of the last injection. The automated production of these modules is complex because they consist of numerous and sometimes very small individual components. In addition to the display, this also includes the holder for the pen's battery or the circuit board with the necessary electronics. "We have already designed a similar system for an internationally active customer and have now been able to incorporate valuable findings from the first project into the new inquiry," says Dr. Philipp Zopf, Project Manager at PIA Automation.
Intensive coordination within the PIA team and close cooperation with the customer are crucial to the success of such demanding projects, for example when it comes to the interaction between the system's mechanics and software. "Right from the development phase of the assembly line for dosing modules, we worked together excellently and continuously improved the system," says Dr. Zopf. PIA now has decades of experience in such projects as a system supplier for the medical industry.
Stringent customer requirements fulfilled
The customer's expectations were high: for example, a short cycle time, absolute precision, close quality monitoring during the ongoing process and ESD-protected production (electrostatic discharge) - i.e. without damage caused by electrostatic discharge. The experts at PIA then worked closely with the customer to develop a customized high-speed assembly line with a total of 13 stations.
The stations map all assembly steps with 100 percent automation. This includes, for example, heat staking: In this process, a heated tool deforms a plastic post on the workpiece so that it permanently captures a second component - in one case, a circuit board. In the subsequent stations, the display, the electronics and the battery are assembled. At various points in the process, PIA has integrated camera systems that continuously monitor the individual production steps. The path of each individual dosing module can be traced seamlessly via a code.
PIA network as a guarantee of success
Using the piaLineController software, the customer has an overview of all important system data at all times - and can react accordingly if necessary. Even after the system has been set up by PIA on site at the customer's premises, the intensive cooperation does not stop: Another PIA location takes over service.
"The system shows what our international PIA network is capable of - and how efficiently and economically processes in the medical sector can be automated," says Dr. Zopf. "The demands of our customers in this industry are rightly particularly high. We are all the more pleased when we successfully implement such complex projects."
Dr. Philipp Zopf, Senior Project Manager
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