When gas sensor manufacturer DD-Scientific wanted to improve the accuracy, repeatability, and productivity of an epoxy sealing process, it turned to adhesives specialist Intertronics. The company now benefits from robot mounted preeflow® eco-DUO precision metering, mixing and dispensing systems.
DD-Scientific’s sensors are used in many different applications, from industrial gas safety to carbon monoxide detectors for the home. Recently, the company has invested heavily in technology to ensure it is working productively and efficiently, while delivering high quality sensors. The company wanted to automate an epoxy sealing process - a vital step that prevents its sensors from leaking. The process was previously done by a team of staff, who mixed and applied the two part material manually.
The company got in touch with Intertronics, who supplied the preeflow eco-DUO integrated with a Fisnar dispensing robot. This volumetric dispensing system uses the precision dispensing of the preeflow eco-PEN, by integrating two eco-PENs through a manifold and a static mixing nozzle. It provides extremely precise metering, mixing and dispensing of critical two-part materials, offering accuracy of ±1%, >99% of the time. Automating the sealing process means they dispense the right amount of epoxy, in the same place, every time — achieving the highest levels of quality.
“A key selling point of our gas sensors is that they will not leak during their lifetime,” said Rob White, sales director at DD-Scientific. “We take pride in supplying our customers with the absolute best equipment, to support them with their life saving technology. With a throughput of 1.5 million sensors a year, all with a minimum of two pins to seal, the time saved by removing the manual processes equates to 23 days a year.”
Intertronics supplies a wide range of dispensing and automation equipment for high technology manufacturing applications.
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