Colostomy Bag Locking Collar Addition

The operator placed the pads into stacks on a dial. The first station grips the pad and rotates it with a registration sensor and servo to a specific orientation that varies by product. The next station assembles the flange, placing it over the pad. The dial tooling consists of a simple hex cross-section pin that fits in the holes of the pieces being assembled. At the next station a unique, tiny paddle tool orients the flange. The station descends, inserts the paddle into a groove, flips the paddle in, and then spins around to the appropriate orientation. Only the flange could move at this station, so the pad is held still. At the next station the flange is ultrasonically welded to the pad. Then, a large plastic C-clip is picked and placed over the flange. This was a very difficult operation to perform because the C-clip had to be expanded greatly then allowed to snap over the flange in just the right place.