本申请涉及一种自动套环机及其操作方法，自动套环机包括控制器、机械手、一号振动检环装置、二号振动检环装置、套环工位装置、上挡板装置，一号振动检环装置、二号振动检环装置分别用于药芯焊环大环、药芯焊环小环的筛选并将筛选后的药芯焊环大环、药芯焊环小环输送至套环工位装置，套环工位装置用于药芯焊环的放置和移动，上挡板装置用来控制两个分挡板在药芯焊环装配时的定位，控制器用于一号振动检环装置、二号振动检环装置、套环工位装置、上挡板装置、机械手的控制，通过机械手抓取被加工的工件至套环工位装置，在套环工位装置、上挡板装置配合下将药芯焊环大环、小环以内外叠套方式套装在工件上。本申请结构简洁，使用方便，智能化程度高。

The application relates to an automatic lantern ring machine and an operation method thereof. The automatic lantern ring machine comprises a controller, a manipulator, a No.1 vibration ring detectiondevice, a No.2 vibration ring detection device, a lantern ring station device, an upper baffle device; the No.1 vibration ring detection device and the No.2 vibration ring detection device are used for the screening of big rings of a flux core welding ring and small rings of the flux core welding ring and the screened big rings of a flux core welding ring and small rings of the flux core welding ring are sent to the lantern ring station device; the lantern ring station device is used for placing and moving the flux core welding rings; the upper baffle device is used for controlling the positioning of two sub-baffle plates in assembling the flux core welding rings; the controller is used for the control of the No.1 vibration ring detecting device, the No.2 vibration detecting ring device, the lantern ring station device, the upper baffle device and the manipulator; the workpiece to be processed is grabbed by the manipulator to the lantern ring station. In the cooperation of the lanternring station device and the upper baffle device, the big ring and the small ring of the flux core welding ring are assembled on the workpiece in an inner and outer stacking manner. The application hasthe advantages of simple structure, convenient use and high intelligence.