#162 Production Technology Improvement Course for Machine Designers - 32: In-mold Assembly Style Low Cost Automation - 3
(1) Units comprising in-mold assembly LCA
The in-mold assembly LCAs are comprised of the following units.
| a) | Linear motion unit (Up/Down direction) |
| b) | Linear motion unit (Fore/Aft direction) |
| c) | Crimping/Swaging/Press unit |
| d) | Positioning unit |
| e) | Linear actuator |
| f) | Posts |
(2) Linear motion unit (Fore/Aft) construction example
For fore/aft positioning, position adjustments may be required in order to make it compatible for multiple setups. Here, mechanism examples of easy to adjust fore/aft direction positioning are introduced.
(a) Multi-setup compatible manual linear motion unit
For the position adjustment mechanism of a linear motion actuator that has moving locating blocks, an adjustment mechanism with a stopper adjustment screw is used.
![[Fig.1] Example of a linear motion unit positioning stopper, [Fig.2] Example of a position adjustment mechanism](http://www.misumi-techcentral.com/tt/en/lca/images/166_01.gif "[Fig.1] Example of a linear motion unit positioning stopper, [Fig.2] Example of a position adjustment mechanism")
(b) Multi-setup compatibility of locating carrier
For position adjustments of carriers and fixtures that do not have positioning actuators, the locating blocks are directly position adjusted by using adjusting bolts.
![[Fig.3] Example of a position adjustment mechanism of locating carrier](http://www.misumi-techcentral.com/tt/en/lca/images/166_02.gif "[Fig.3] Example of a position adjustment mechanism of locating carrier")
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