In this custom dial index application, flex plate bolts were bulk stored, elevated, vibratorally oriented, live fed and escaped to a pick-and-place unit.
A rotary indexer, with a 7-position bolt tooling plate, is loaded by the pick-and-place every 20 seconds.
A robot picks up the seven parts and transfers them to assembly.
Similar flywheel bolts are used in an adjacent station, so the orientor tooling includes a feature to eject rogue bolts.