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    Automation of a turbine blade encapsulation process

    Author
    Howard, William E.
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    Derby, Stephen J.;
    Date Issued
    1985-08
    Subject
    Mechanical engineering
    Degree
    MEng;
    Terms of Use
    This electronic version is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author.;
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    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13015/1359
    Abstract
    An automatic ejection devices was devised to insure that sticking, due to shrinkage of the encapsulation alloy around mold surfaces, would not interrupt a continuous flow of parts through the process. Also, a series of manual operations required in the process were automated, eliminating the need for human intervention with the exception of staging the blades at the start of a run.; The design and construction of a robotic system to automate an existing turbine blade encapsulation process is described. The major component in the automation scheme is a Unimation Puma 560 robot, which takes blades from a staging rack and inserts them among locator points inside an encapsulation mold. To accomplish this objective, a special compliant gripping device was devised that allows for small manufacturing variations in part size and tolerates imprecision in the blade staging location.;
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    August 1985; School of Engineering
    Department
    Dept. of Mechanical Engineering;
    Publisher
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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    Rensselaer Theses and Dissertations Online Collection;
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