Multi-station modular control unit

THE SOLUTION PROVIDED BY LF TECHNOLOGIES

Our client is a leading European business platform for home improvement. It is a global player in the DIY market.

It distributes, through shops and online platforms, DIY and gardening equipment.

Main functions

Objective

In order to ensure the proper functioning and longevity of the products sold, our client wishes to test them for endurance and durability.

• To build a versatile test fixture to perform endurance and durability tests on a variety of components or product assemblies.
• Define forces, torques or strokes throughout the test and record the measurements for data evaluation.

PROBLEMATIC ISSUES

Design and manufacture a bench capable of adapting to the multitude of products tested.

SOLUTION AND RESULT

The proposed equipment is a control panel integrating an electronic acquisition card, a control PC and a connection board.

On this connection board, it is possible to connect actuators (cylinders, motors) as well as measurement sensors (force, torque, position measurement, etc.).

Thanks to the connected elements, the user can define test cycles according to the product under test. The principles of these tests are to simulate a part of the use of a product (for example: pulling the launcher of a thermal lawnmower) in a repeated way.

It is possible to run several tests simultaneously in order to optimise the bench’s operating time.