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AM-001 · Owens Corning · Industry
Triaxial UV Sensor Detection Assembly
Concept-to-fabrication mount that lets a UV sensor find glue strips on insulation before packaging, built to survive vibration, corrosion and fibre build-up on the line.
- Detection rate gain
- 75%
- Adjustment
- 3-axis
- Rollout
- Site-wide
01What
- Led the UV sensor assembly project from concept to fabrication
- The UV sensor detects glue strips on insulation before packaging
- Allows triaxial and angular adjustment with XY lead screws and a hinge
- Withstands vibration, corrosion and fibre collection
02How
- Designed in Inventor with DFM principles, with detailed drawings for fabrication and assembly
- DFM/A: accounted for spares, welding, fastener and material choice while minimizing BOM and machining costs
- Ran FEA on the main arm and calculated simulated deflection
03Results
- Successful fabrication, installation and testing of the mount
- Improved sensor detection success rate by 75% in operations trials
- Positive feedback from machine operators and shift supervisors; implemented site-wide
- Reduced MTTR and increased OEE and MTBF
Tools & methods
InventorFEADFM/ADrawings