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Stock Machines, Workhandlers Tackle Complex Automation Task
The machining alone is a challenge: tough interrupted cuts; sequential facing, center-drilling and between-centers turning at a single station; and +/- 0.0004 in. accuracy. To make it more challenging, all operations were to be fully automated for hands-off production of 240-part batches.
Automated Part Processing with Sub-Assembly on CNC Turning Center
The subject metalworking facility is a mid-sized die caster. Their facility being somewhat dated and seeking markets other then the traditionally slim margin die cast business, this company was actively pursuing the more lucrative precision machining market.
Gantry-Loader Chucker Outproduces Barfeeder, Makes Better Parts
Presented with an opportunity to capture a contract from Caterpillar for small, precise, cylindrical parts, engineers at a mid-sized job shop assumed they would do the job with tried-and-true barfeeding technology.
Pre-Packaged Turning Automation Beats Quality Bottleneck
In just four weeks, Amada Wasino delivered three two-machine turning cells to Linamar of Toronto, Canada. Each fully automated cell, comprising two G7F gang-style turning centers with in-process gaging, was pre-engineered and ready for production when it hit the customer’s floor.