Grinding cells reduce labor shortage problem, increase consistency and throughput. (Technology in Action).USER--Aarrowcast, Inc., Shawano, Wisconsin Shawano is a city in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,298 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Shawano CountyGR6. The name is from the Menominee language, meaning "to the south". OPERATION--Aarrowcast is a producer of gray and ductile iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies. components for off-highway equipment, engines and water and irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. systems. PROBLEMS--Faced with a labor shortage problem, the foundry was searching for a long-term solution for its grinding department that would replace manual grinding. In addition Aarrowcast, always ergonomically mindful, wanted a solution that would alleviate any concerns about carpal tunnel syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome: see repetitive stress injury. carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) Painful condition caused by repetitive stress to the wrist over time. developing in its workers. The company also felt it could alleviate a bottleneck in cleaning and finishing with an automated system. SOLUTION--The automated solution for Aarrowcast was the installation of three grinding cells from MAUS MAUS Muensters Apple User Service MAUS Mobile Automated Scanner and their North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. partner ReichCompanies, Trussville, Alabama. Aarrowcast installed one Model SAM 600 and two Model SAM 1200-L systems over the course of 2000-01. These cells significantly reduced manual labor, resolved ergonomic issues of noise, dust and physical concern for employees and significantly improved consistency of castings as these computer controlled cells are repeatable and uniform. The system has shown an improvement of up to 800% in grinding speed on certain jobs. Maus, Automatic Grinding ReichCompanies P.O. Box 218, Trussville, AL 35173 Tel: 205/655-2121 * Fax: 205/655-2123 E-mail: email@reichcompanies.com * Web site: www.maus.it Contact: David Reich Select No. 045 at www.moderncasting.com/info MAUS offers a proven design for automatic grinding utilizing rugged CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication platform, precise individual casting position verification, grinding wheel wear verification and multiple-operation options. MAUS has developed a range of machines that cut risers on steel and cast iron castings. Grinding, milling, gauging, turning, boring and finishing may be incorporated. The concept is applicable to jobbing as well as high production foundries |
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