Conveyors keep castings ding-free.A small nick, chip or ding 1. ding - Synonym for feep. Usage: rare among hackers, but commoner in the Real World. 2. ding - "dinged": What happens when someone in authority gives you a minor bitching about something, especially something trivial. "I was dinged for having a messy desk." looks bad on any finished product, particularly when it happens during the final stages of processing precision investment castings investment casting Precision casting for forming metal shapes with minutely precise details. Casting bronze or precious metals typically involves several steps, including forming a mold around the sculptured form; detaching the mold (in two or more sections); coating its . This was the issue facing investment caster Signicast, Hartford Hartford, city (1990 pop. 139,739), state capital, Hartford co., central Conn., on the west bank of the Connecticut River; settled as Newtown 1635–36 on the site of a Dutch trading post (1633; abandoned 1654), inc. 1784. , Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. . The solution proved to be a mix of robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions and Dorner 2200 Series conveyors to give the investment castings the extra care and attention they need during the final stages of production. Signicast produces investment castings for a variety of markets, including recreational vehicles, agriculture, hand and power tools, heavy equipment and electronic controls. One way Signicast separates itself from the competition is by delivering its products to customers on time and at a competitive price. To meet these goals, the company revamped its manufacturing practices by introducing continuous flow manufacturing Continuous Flow Manufacturing (CFM) is a manufacturing strategy that produces a part via a just-in-time and kan-ban production approach, and calls for an ongoing examination and improvement efforts which ultimately requires integration of all elements of the production system. . One part of the company's continuous flow manufacturing process was integrating robotics to pick and move investment castings once they have been machined to specifications. Using robotics helps reduce labor costs and keeps investment castings from getting scratched during placement onto the moving conveyor Conveyor A horizontal, inclined, declined, or vertical machine for moving or transporting bulk materials, packages, or objects in a path predetermined by the design of the device and having points of loading and discharge fixed or selective. system for further processing. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Signicast chose Dorner Manufacturing's 2200 Series conveyors to work in conjunction with the robotics to ensure quality control against nicks and scratches for every machined investment casting. In most of the cases, robotics pick and place the investment casting onto a 3-ft. 2200 Series conveyor. A second, longer conveyor, positioned at a 90 degree angle from the first conveyor, delivers the castings for final processing and preparation for shipment. "With our Domer conveyors we were able to get different belt materials to make sure when the robot sets the castings down on the conveyor, it has a little bit more grip," said Tom Resch, vice president of facilities for Signicast. "This is important, especially when the castings make the right turn that they don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. slide at all on the conveyor's belt." Dorner's 2200 Series is available in flat belt end drive, cleated belt end drive, center drive and gravity-roller models and has a profile as small as 1.25 in. Other features include a V-guide bed plate and belt for positive belt tracking, load capacity up to 120 lbs., widths up to 2 ft. and lengths up to 18 ft. Signicast began using Dorner conveyors in 2001 and today has more than 30 in operation. "They're pretty much plug-and-play," Resch said of the Dorner conveyors. "We're very pleased with how the conveyors are running. They work very well and do exactly what we wanted them to do." Visit www.dorner.com for more information. |
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