Special purpose machine · Ceiling fans

Fully automatic ceiling fan blade riveting machine

Rivets ceiling fan blades to the rotor end to end with no manual loading. Built for fan plants running volume. SC Innovators is one of the manufacturers of this machine.

Inside an SC Innovators fully automatic ceiling fan blade riveting machine: rotary indexer, blade fixtures and riveting press

The operator stops being the pace of the line

Manual blade riveting ties output and joint quality to the person at the press. This machine feeds and orients the rivets, locates the blade against the rotor, and rivets it in a controlled stroke, cycle after cycle.

For plants that are not yet running the volume to justify full automation, the semi-automatic version gives the same riveting quality with an operator loading the blade.

  1. 01
    No manual loading

    Blade, rotor and rivets handled by the machine end to end.

  2. 02
    Repeatable joints

    Every rivet set with the same stroke and force.

  3. 03
    Output set by the cycle

    Cycle time 2.5 s

One machine, four disciplines

Illustrative general arrangement. The actual layout is engineered to your blade, rotor and floor space.

General arrangement of a special purpose riveting station An illustrative line drawing showing the six parts of one machine and the discipline behind each: frame, bowl feeder, pneumatic press head, precision tooling, PLC with HMI, and the electrical panel. FOOTPRINT TO SUIT YOUR LINE 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • 1Frame and fixtureMechanical design
  • 2Rivet bowl feeder and trackFeeding and orientation
  • 3Press headPneumatics
  • 4Punch and diePrecision manufacturing
  • 5PLC with HMIControls
  • 6Control panelElectrical

Built to your component

Values are confirmed in the techno-commercial offer for your blade and rotor.

Parameter Unit Value
Component handled — Ceiling fan blade and rotor
Cycle time s 2.5
Installed power kW 7.5
Air requirement bar / CFM 7 / 30
Footprint mm 2200 × 2500
Control — PLC with HMI
Supply V / ph / Hz 415 / 3 / 50
Supplied

Scope

Machine with fixture and tooling, rivet feeding system, control panel with PLC and HMI, pre-dispatch inspection, installation and commissioning at your plant with your operator present.

Normally excluded

Exclusions

Foundation, electrical supply to the machine, compressed air line, and the operator. Written out in every offer, so nothing is a surprise at commissioning.