Assembly in Action: Automated System Assembles, Tests Switches
Trumeter Co. (Manchester, UK) manufactures counting, measuring and timing instruments that go into products like refrigerators and other appliances. Recently, the company decided to automate the production of an LCD counter that is used to indicate when it's time to change out the filters used in water purification systems manufactured by Brita GmbH (Taunusstein, Germany).
Historically, the company produced the counters in Thailand, where operators assembled them manually. However, because of the large number of parts and the complex nature of the assembly, the company decided to automate the process.