DIGIFORCE® 9311Press-fit, assembling, riveting and caulking monitoring
The pioneering force-displacement controller delivers precise, fast evaluation results when high quality requirements are coupled with high production rates. The intelligent mechanical and equipment features save time during set-up, simplify operation and ensure independent integration into modern production systems. The unique product profile provides companies with more security for increasingly demanding production processes.
Productinformation
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| Fieldbus interfaces |
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| Max. amount of measurement programs |
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| Automatic sensor identification |
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| Acoustic and optic error indication |
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| Components counter |
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- DigiControl V2025.1.0.0 EN/EN for DIGIFORCE® 9307/9310/9311; RESISTOMAT® 2311; battery measurement module 2511/2550
- System requirements PC software DigiControl V2025.1.0.0 (9307/9310/9311/2311/2511/2550)
- USB driver for 9307/9311
- Instrument drivers and programming examples (X86)
- Version information Instrument driver (X86)
- Instrument drivers and programming examples (X64)
- Version information Instrument driver (X64)
- UDP console V2018.0.1
- Remote Control Tool
- GSD files PROFIBUS (from 9311 firmware PB-V201600)
- GSD files PROFIBUS (from 9311 firmware PB-V201800)
- Operating manual 9311 PROFIBUS
- 9311 PROFIBUS TIA portal integration
- GSD-XML files PROFINET (from 9311 firmware PN-V16.1.0)
- GSD-XML files PROFINET (from 9311 firmware PN-V18.1.0)
- Operating manual 9311 PROFINET
- 9311 PROFINET TIA portal integration
- EDS files EtherNet/IP (from 9311 firmware EIP-V16.0.1)
- EDS files EtherNet/IP (from 9311 firmware EIP-V18.0.1)
- Operating manual 9311 EtherNet/IP
- ESI-XML file EtherCAT (from 9311 firmware EC-V202300)
- Operating manual 9311 EtherCAT
- 9311 EtherCAT TwinCAT integration
DIGIFORCE® 9311 is the new standard for economical quality control. The pioneering force-displacement controller delivers precise, fast evaluation results when high quality requirements are coupled with high production rates. The intelligent mechanical and equipment features save time during set-up, simplify operation and ensure independent integration into modern production systems. This unique product profile provides companies with more security for increasingly demanding production processes.
DIGIFORCE® 9311 monitors processes in which precisely defined functional relationships between two process-relevant measured variables must be verified. For example, when recording and monitoring press-fit, assembling, riveting, punching or caulking processes: synchronised and fast measured value acquisition and evaluation with flexible evaluation elements is always the basis for reliable quality control. The DIGIFORCE® 9311 offers you a modern platform with extremely versatile fieldbus interfaces such as PROFINET, PROFIBUS and EtherNet/IP for customised integration into your control environment.
Even for purely manual workstations, such as force/displacement-monitored manual presses, DIGIFORCE® 9311 enables convenient yet cost-effective process monitoring with customised additional functions such as acknowledgement and interlock signals.
DIGIFORCE® 9311 supports Automatic sensor recognition with burster-TEDS. This allows an electronic data sheet in the sensor to be read automatically and the relevant data for the measuring channel configuration to be adopted. This prevents operating errors during set-up or servicing - so play it safe with burster-TEDS! DIGIFORCE® 9311 offers flexible solutions for processes in which measurement or curve data logging is required in addition to IO/NIO evaluation: in semi-automated and fully automated applications, logging can be performed either via the available fieldbuses without cycle time loss or via the Ethernet interface already provided as standard to a server, host or local PC. The DigiControl PC software supports this with an automatic, production-accompanying logging mode. Alternatively, fast data logging to a USB stick is also possible.
DIGIFORCE® 9311
- High sampling rate ensures high-speed recording of force signal
- 25 ms evaluation time
- Graphical evaluation elements used for monitoring
Compression load cell model 8526
- Compact design
- Stainless-steel construction
- Protection class IP64
TASK
A process that uses crimping and rolling machines to join (crimp) rotationally symmetric components and assemblies in a form-fit needs to be monitored. Depending on the machine design, 4 to 16 jaw segments compress the components symmetrically to produce a form-fit. In addition to 100% monitoring of the form-fit, the system must also identify a possible failure of one or more crimping jaw segments during the crimping process.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT
It is essential to ensure strain relief between sleeve and cable and/or that the joints are both liquid-tight and gas-tight. Since safety-critical components are often involved, these production processes must be fully documented with 100% process monitoring.
SOLUTION
To monitor the crimping process, the force applied by the jaw segments to the material deformation is analysed as a force/time curve. The 8526 compression load cell is located in the lever and measures the pressing force. The DIGIFORCE® 9311 analyzes the force/time curve synchronously with the crimping process. Recording the force signal at this rapid speed is possible thanks to the instrument's high sampling rate. The servo-drive delivers constant and reproducible movement (displacement) and therefore the force signal is recorded as a pure force/time curve. The measured X/Y curve is monitored using the envelope evaluation element.
Any failure, breakage or wear of a jaw segment produces a significant change in the force/time curve characteristic. The synchronous recording by the DIGIFORCE® 9311 can help to guarantee zero-fault monitoring thanks to immediate evaluation of the crimping process and the output of an OK/NOK signal.
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- Dynamic measurement of force/displacement characteristics with OK/NOK monitoring
- Integration into full automation via universal fieldbus interfaces such as PROFINET
- Up to 128 measurement programs for flexible type management
Task
As an alternative to fixed-contact power rails and busbars, backplanes with spring contacts enable individual testing and replacement of a battery’s cells. Dimensional accuracy and spring characteristics are critical to the quality of such contacts, so 100 % checking has to be carried out on each contact terminal.
Special Features
- OK/NOK testing with high accuracy for force and displacement channels
- Acquisition and transmission of quality-relevant parameters spring rate, hysteresis and contact spring initial height h0
Lösung
By means of an automatic X/Y positioning unit, each spring contact is positioned under an electrical linear actuator with a 8431/32 strain gage force sensor mounted on the front end, and a test stroke is initiated orthogonally to the spring contact. Depending on the design of the spring contact, a test stroke of typically only < 1 mm compression is performed within the permissible elastic spring deflection. The DIGIFORCE® 9307/9311 process monitoring can record the quality-relevant parameters of initial height h0, spring rate and hysteresis, and check them for compliance with tolerance specifications. An OK/NOK evaluation and measured values for reporting are made available at various interfaces.
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- Non-linearity as low as 0.1 % F.S.
- Low overall height
- Easy to provide overload protection
- Can measure tensile and compressive loads
Task
The requirement is to test the characteristic curve of micro-switches on the production line. This quality assurance measure requires a load cell with overall height and overload protection, which safeguards the load cell from damage caused by an inadmissibly high operating force in a faulty switch. A set-screw limiting the travel of the 8511 load cell provides overload protection. The measurement displacement is measured alongside the operating force, and the force/displacement curve analyzed by a DIGIFORCE® 9311 connected to the sensors.
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Extras
Calibrate
Customised and tailored to the diverse requirements placed on quality systems in your industry.
Compensation
We ensure that the output signal corresponds to its specified value in the unloaded state and at nominal load.
Implementation
We support you with on-site implementation so that you can start production quickly and reliably.
Repair
Does your burster product need to be repaired? We'll make sure it works again quickly and easily.
