@WIRE fair 2024 // Dimac introduces La Mille to celebrating its 1,000th machine milestone, a groundbreaking concept sorting machine marking 35 years of innovation of the Italian company.
La Mille arises from a collaboration with ITW Rivex, where the challenge was to revolutionize the 360° thread control leveraging artificial intelligence to achieve unparalleled precision up to 700 pieces per minute.
La Mille embodies excellence in engineering and cutting-edge technology, it prioritizes ergonomic design and user-friendliness, enhancing the experience of the sorting process for operators.
This concept machine incorporates advanced hardware and software solutions, expected to set new standards as the next state-of-the-art technologies. It establishes a new benchmark for 100% sorting quality controls, paving the way for a future with zero defects.
Discover La Mille at Wire 2024
Hall 16 – Booth D14
15-19 april Düsseldorf, Germany
Key Features
Mechanical Precision
Consistent high output rates with rapid changeover procedures. Robust feeding rails, featuring integrated pneumatic propulsion circuits, guarantee a jamming-free flow of parts towards the steel rotary table. The table is driven by a brushless hollow motor of the last generation, with an integrated absolute encoder ensuring the accurate triggering of the control stations.
Interchangeable Table Dials
The rotary table boasts interchangeable dials with slots, where headed parts are seamlessly fed in. This feature enhances flexibility and adaptability to varying production needs.
Impressive Speeds
Achieving output rates of up to 700 parts per minute, this machine excels in sorting headed parts ranging from M6 to M8 by 35 mm. Non-controlled pieces can be seamlessly re-processed without disrupting the continuous flow of incoming parts.
Intelligent Defect Recognition
The AI-driven side surface cameras station, uses 3 side cameras positioned at 120° one another, covering the entire 360° surface of the threaded shank, identifying even the minutest defects in threaded areas.
Air consumption measurement
A compressed air consumption meter is implemented in the machines to optimize and save the consumption of compressed air. Manometers and special valves allow a fine-tuning of the air utilization to saving energy and compressed air.
Performance Optimization
Cutting-Edge Technology
Powered by a PLC on Ethercat field-bus connected to the vision machine controller, La Mille incorporates high-resolution graphics card. The entire system is housed in an IP54 cabinet, with an active coolant system ensuring stability even in challenging environments.
Compliance with Standards
La Mille has been conceived considering the requirements of the IATF16949 standards for the quality control of fasteners, ensuring adherence to the highest industry standards. Equipped with a side profile measuring camera, La Mille guarantees accuracy validated by MSA tests.
Proprietary Software Platform
Operating under the Windows10® system, La Mille is driven by the Dimac proprietary software platform that include the Vision System MCVx, the MCV-PLC system for machine automation and the MCV-AI software for AI recognition. This platform provides an intuitive user interface accessible to operators of all skill levels, featuring essential pop-ups and simple filters for quick programming and recipe creation.
Data Management
Thanks to the Connectivity Pack, a suite of apps for the machine connection online and remote programming, it is possible to retrieve sorting cycle data, statistics, and measurements in SQL format ready to be exchanged with the company’s ERP system.
Ergonomic Design
User-Friendly Access
La Mille’s ergonomic layout ensures the operator’s comfort during programming and mechanical setup. A mobile console with a 24-inch color touch LCD, sliding wing-doors for easy access, retractable trolley for NOK box handling, lockers for tools, and stainless-steel dirt removal trays enhance the overall user experience.
Efficient Output Handling
A driven conveyor belt at the rear side of the machine smoothly carries conforming OK parts out into bins, however ancillary packing machines by Dimac can be seamlessly integrated for automatic box filling and changing-over. Non-conforming parts are efficiently managed, as they are evacuated into segregated NOK boxes housed inside the machine body and extractable by a dedicated trolley. One of the two NOK exits is programmable, allowing isolation of non-conforming parts based on a single inspection criterion selected from the comprehensive list included in the control plan. This meticulous process ensures a seamless workflow, emphasizing the machine’s capability to uphold the highest quality standards in fastener production.
Retractable Trolley for NOK Parts
A retractable Trolley find space in the front of the machine to permit an easy movement of tho different boxes of NOK Parts.