ELABO has been designing customised solutions for manufacturers in this sector for many years and carries out safety and functional tests. The programming of the control electronics integrated in the appliances and the determination of consumption values for the so-called energy label are also realised with system solutions from ELABO.

Brewing and heating, cooking and baking, cooling and freezing, vacuuming and cleaning, washing and drying: safety and functional tests directly in the automated production lines, programming of the control electronics integrated in the appliances and determination of energy efficiency.

Our components

    - Function test
    - Safety test
    - AOI robot vision inspection
    - Line audit
    - Control completely via the elution software

Product description

The end-of-line system is used for the complete functional testing of washing machines, including a standard-compliant safety test. The system is divided into four basic functional areas, which are interlinked with an automatic transport system and are approached one after the other. The washing machine is transported on a special workpiece carrier. An RFID system installed in the workpiece carrier ensures the identification of the washing machines in the station.

The system is enhanced by an AOI robot vision system, in which a robot takes images of the oscillating system and the washing machine housing and automatically compares them with the reference images. The system is also supplemented by a line audit, which enables long-term testing of the washing machines at four individual test stations.

Our components

    - elution software module N2-2C* with MES connection of the customer
    - Primus One® workstation with integrated electromotive height adjustment
    - Flexible interchangeable adapter system
    - Connection via ProfiNet to the customer's assembly line control system

Product description

Oven control panels are programmed at the station. The employee places the panels manually in an adapter. This is followed by automatic contacting. The programming station is controlled entirely via the elution software.
A flexible adapter system, consisting of different adapter variants, enables the programming of various electronic modules at one workstation. The station is also connected to the customer's assembly line control system via ProfiNet. This enables the exchange of signals/status messages (OK/not OK results).

*Customised application

Our components

    - elution software module N2-2C*
    - Primus One® workstation with electromotive height adjustment

Project description

The station is used to programme tumble dryer and washing machine control panels. The employee manually places the panels in an adapter. This is followed by automatic contacting. The programming station is controlled entirely via the elution software. Two additional external programming tools are controlled by the elution software.

*Customised application

Our components

    - elution software
    - Flashing/programming the software to the test specimen
    - Touch testing by robot
    - Vision inspection by robot
    - Testing the frequency and volume of an audio signal from the test specimen
    - Visual inspection of the test specimen by worker for scratches supported by   worker guidance

Project description

Three test specimens can be placed in each of two manually operated drawers. The software is then flashed onto the test specimens. A robot subordinate to the elution software checks the touch functionality of the test specimens after the drawers have been inserted. A camera installed on the robot also checks various colours and symbols on the display of the test specimens. The frequency and volume of an audio signal are then checked.
Finally, the worker, supported by the elution software's worker guidance, checks the test specimens for scratches before they can be removed again.
The entire system is controlled via the elution factory software.

Our components

    Protective conductor test: 10-32 A, 0-1,200 Ohm
    High voltage test: 100-5000 V AC/DC
    Short-circuit test: 12 V AC
    Power measurement: 2-4000 W per phase
    Pot simulation
    Heating circuit detection via current flow detection
    Key test via pneumatic cylinder
    Visual checks by operating personnel
    Cycle time: approx. 35-120 seconds (depending on variant)

Project description

The test system is used for safety and functional testing of a wide variety of electric hobs. The test portal can therefore be manually converted to the hob type to be tested. The system rack contains all the measuring devices, the system PC, the switch-on and switch-over of the test voltages and test currents, as well as the control of the automatic contacting, the pot simulators and the operating device of the hob. A transformer unit is installed in the system rack for carrying out the HV heat test.
Automated contacting and testing of the hob takes place in the test gantry. The operator pushes the hob manually into the test area and the hob is fixed in the test position using stoppers. An automatic barcode scanner scans the type plate on the hob and automatically starts the stored test sequence.
The test cells have also been optimised for a high product variance.

Our components

    - elution software
    - Graphical progress display
    - Power supply 80 ... 280 V
    - Current measurement 0 ... 20 A
    - Voltage measurement 0 ... 600 V
    - Power / energy measurement
    - Winding heating measurement 8 channels
    - Water quantity measurement 2 channels
    - Leakage current measurement
    - Temperature measurement
    - Speed measurement
    - Acquisition of external measurement signals

ELABO supports you in carrying out your consumption and heating measurements on your product.