Development of an automated capping system for foamed soap dispensing bottles

夏洛特产品有限公司是一个广泛的清洁化学产品的消费者，乳制品制造商 机构市场。他们的产品之一是一种液体肥皂在一个定制设计的折叠瓶上 其中专用盖被拧紧到高扭矩，使得其不能被拧松或篡改。由于 瓶子的脆弱性，增加适当的扭矩的上限这是相当具有挑战性的。该项目旨在 在开发一种自动化解决方案，作为一种合适的商业产品， 这个任务。解决这个问题的方法将是找到现有的扭矩头，并对其进行修改，以使其 高扭矩应用，然后设计和开发定制的夹紧和搬运系统。 一个挑战将是找到一种内衬材料上使用的扭矩头，使瓶子和瓶盖不 损坏将研究各种材料的粘弹性和耐磨性，以找到相容的材料。 材料的工作，其中最好的一个将被选择。材料研究和高扭矩 系统将是该项目的主要创新方面。这也将需要建立一个原型 扭矩和夹紧系统的性能进行适当的评估。后来，系统的其余部分 将被设计成使其以期望的操作速率工作。该系统将包括以下内容 过程：从装配线上取出装满液体肥皂的瓶子;夹紧瓶子， 施加适当的扭矩;以及以期望的速率将瓶子移回到装配线上。系统 设计工作将于六个月内完成。这将包括对原型夹具的试验， 扭转头。整个项目将与该公司密切合作，定期 会议和现场访问。最后的设计将交给公司，以便他们可以制造。 该项目的成功完成将有助于提高加拿大公司的生产力， 因此有助于其增长，从而创造更多就业机会。

Charlotte Products Ltd. is manufacturer of a broad range of cleaning chemical products for the consumer, dairy and institutional markets. One of their products is a liquid soap in a custom designed collapsible bottle on which a specialized cap is tightened to a high torque so that it cannot be unscrewed or tampered with. Due to the flimsy nature of bottles, adding the proper torque to the cap this is quite challenging. This project is aimed at development of an automated solution to this problem as a suitable commercial product in not available for this task. The approach to solve this problem will be to find an existing torque head and modify it to enable the application of high torque, followed by design and development of customized clamping and handing systems. One challenge will be finding a lining material to be used on the torque head so that the bottle and caps are not damaged. Viscoelastic properties and abrasion resistance of various materials will be studied to find compatible materials for the job from which the best one will be selected. The material study and the high torqueing system will be the major innovative aspects of the project. This will also necessitate the building a prototype torqueing and clamping system for proper evaluation of the performance. Later on the remainder of the system will be designed so that it works at the desired rate of operation. This system will include the following processes: removing the bottles filled with liquid soap from the assembly line; clamping the bottles and then applying the proper torque; and moving the bottles back onto the assembly line at the desired rate. The system design will be completed in six months from the start date. This will include trials on the prototype clamp and the torqueing head. The entire project will be conducted in close collaboration with the company, with regular meetings and site visits. The final design will be given to the company so that they can have it fabricated. Successful completion of the project will contribute to making the Canadian company more productive and hence help in its growth which will generate more employment.