"A typical area of application is the assembly of vehicle components such as gearboxes, power units, compressors and body parts for cars and commercial vehicles," explains Alexander Schul, Product Manager Assembly and Drive Technology at Roemheld. The benefits include stable processes, improved quality and therefore lower costs. Work steps can be simplified and standardized. As a result, they can be reproduced at any time and can be clocked productively. In addition to the advantages for production, there are also major benefits for employees. This is because the individually adaptable assembly workstations reduce the physical strain on fitters.

With its coordinated Modulog modular range, Roemheld offers a wide selection of lifting, turning, tilting, trolley and floor modules, which can be driven manually or electrically depending on requirements. "The selection enables a wide variety of station setups that can be quickly adapted to changing requirements," summarizes Schul. "If assembly stations are also set up to be mobile, the design freedom increases even further."

It is often sufficient to replace the base frame of a Modulog assembly system with a trolley module to make the workstation mobile. Powerful and fast-charging batteries provide the necessary energy. "Work safety and flexibility increase, while process times are reduced: Investments in mobile assembly systems usually pay off quickly," says Schul. An example of a mobile assembly workstation could look like this: The basis is an assembly trolley with height adjustment, which the worker adapts to their needs using a hydraulic lift drive or electrically with a battery-powered control module. He turns or tilts the workpiece directly by hand or at the assembly device. Even when tilting, the operator only has to exert a small amount of force because a pneumatic balancer effectively compensates for any torques that occur. A hand or foot lever is used to release or fix the current axis position. For workpieces weighing up to 150 kilograms, Schul recommends self-locking, battery-powered axes and actuators.

Components weighing up to 2,000 kilograms can be moved, tilted, rotated and lifted with the all-electric turn/tilt manipulators in the Centrick series from Roemheld. Patented kinematics ensure that the workpiece remains securely guided even with off-center centers of gravity and always remains in the optimum assembly position. Mobile Centrick models with castors can be moved easily even in confined spaces. as