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Lift assist for this 780 lbs. Engine Block

Upper & Lower Needle Bearing In-Process Verification Tools confirm the operator put the bearing in the clutch assembly & in the proper orientation using an LVTD. These tools are connected to the station PLC and provides the operator with an accept/reject light.

Catwalk built per prints provided.

The riser and additions made to an existing hopper/elevator are in white.
This was designed and built on the fly using customer supplied basic height and size dimensions - no documentation required.

Catwalk & Elevator with riser & hopper additions installed.

Differential Bearing Cup in Torque Converter Housing Removal Tool.

Variety of Special Bearing Pullers. These Bearing Removal Tools were all designed & built for the various Teardown Stations on the 9 Speed Transmission Assembly Line. They all use a standard 13mm wrench with minimal effort to remove the bearing cones & cups out of the Transmission & TC Housings.

Transfer shaft Cone Removal tool. This self centering tool uses a standard 13mm wrench with minimal effort to pull the bearing cone off the Transmission Housing which has up to 4,000lbs. of press force on it.

Cylinder Head Lift Assist without the Cylinder Head shown.

Cylinder Head Lift Assist. This has an automatic locking latch mechanism and is load tested for 3x the weight. Cylinder head weighs 300lbs.

Manual Transfer Shaft Press & Gage Station for a 9 speed transmission. The operator presses the bearings onto the Transfer Shaft & then Gages it. Operator spins the Trans Shaft to seat the bearings using a manual right angle gear box and an LVDT measures the Overall height of both bearings. Repeatability & reproducibility was within .05 mm.

Manual Back Up Differential Bearing Press & Gage Station for a 9 speed Transmission. The station presses both bearing cones onto the Differential & Gages the Diff. assembly with bearing cups. Operator spins the Diff. to seat the bearings using a manual drive unit and an LVDT measures the Overall height of both bearings. Repeatability & reproducibility was within .05 mm.

Many of these details have a precision tolerance of .001in. (.025mm). These fixture details were also assembled and tested for function.

This Applicator Tool (1LH & 1RH) was designed and built in 1 week from a few pictures the customer supplied. This tool rides on the car door frame, while removing the backing off the Sash Blackout Decal, guides and presses the Decal strip to the door all in one motion.

This Applicator Tool (1LH & 1RH)was designed and built in 1 week from a few pictures the customer supplied. This tool rides on the car door frame while removing the backing off the Sash Blackout Decal (on table), guides and presses the Decal strip to the door all in one motion.

Output Shaft Install Tool with integral In Process Verification to confirm the shaft is locked into the Transmission.

Connector Install Tool locates on the Trunion Pallet Arm and the operator uses a DC gun to run down/push the Connector into the Transmission.

This 3lb. tool aids the operator in pressing the Harness into the transmission all within standard ergo requirements.

Transmission repair table with adjustable legs and perimeter oil drip trough.

Lift Hook to transfer a 300 pound Cylinder Head from the main assembly line to a repair cart.

This lightwieght tool presses the Spring Pin into the Transmission housing. The tool locates the Spring Pin in the proper position and reacts against the underside of the Trans. flange when pressing the Pin into the Housing-all within standard ergo requirements.

Manual Back-up Station Tool. This lightweight tool can generate up to 3,000 lbs. of press force using a standard 3/4

Verifies the bearing is present and not upside down in the Transmission using an LVTD.This tool is connected to the station PLC and provides the operator with an accept/reject light.

Piston Assembly Guide Machine aids in the installation of the pistons into the engine of a very popular 2013 truck and sports vehicle

Muffler Bracket weld fixture

This mobile projection weld table splices together the end of an old steel roll and the start of a new steel roll which eliminates the need to setup/re-feed the stamping machines.

In-Process build and assembly of the Piston Install/Guide Machines.

Manual Gage to check transmission Underdrive endplay.

RDI designed this Window Door Frame Pallet for this small assembly line. RDI also designed and built the Pneumatic Clock Spring Preload Insertion Tool hanging above the pallet.

This manual station aids the operator in installing O-rings for transmission pistons which are part of a hybrid transmission.

This is a totally mechanical solution to verify both pads are welded to the inside of the 2 ears with no increase to the 8 second cycle time. If one pad is missing, it won't go thru the fixture and into the dunnage below.

This machine installs the logo onto the Speaker Grille which can be seen in a very popular truck.

Part Counting Fixture with integral lockout to prevent additional parts from being loaded into the box. Reject indicator if the box is pulled out prematurely and has adjustable count settings. This Fixture plugs into a standard 110A/C outlet.

End of Arm Tooling which loads the Grille material into the press and then moves it to the secondary press operation while simultaneously unloading the completed part.

Tool to orient the Crank for the Piston install. This lightweight (3.0 lbs.) tool has 360 deg. adjustabilty to accomodate all (8) positions required on the assembly line.

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