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Mossner automated finishing cells reduce labor and cost.


USER--Hayes Lemmerz, Montague Operations, Montague, Michigan Montague is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,407. The city is located within Montague Township, but is politically independent.  is a foundry specializing in aluminum automotive suspension components.

OPERATION--Hayes-Lemmerz Montague casts multiple suspension components using a VRC/PRC process. These castings require finishing operations (degating, deflashing, etc.) prior to machining.

PROBLEMS--Hot and heavy castings required core and flash removal with speed and accuracy.

SOLUTION--A completely automated finishing cell from Mossner and Reich, performs all of the finishing operations quickly, efficiently and safely with minimum labor requirements and consistent quality.

BENEFITS--Automating the finishing process reduced injuries and production costs while increasing throughput significantly. Finished castings are sent to machining in an even and timely manner.

Mossner--ReichCompanies

PO Box 218, Trussville, Alabama Trussville is a city and suburb of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,924, though the 2006 estimate puts the population at 17,796.  35173

Tel: 205/655-2121 * Fax: 205-655-2123

Web site: www.reichcompanies.com

E-mail: Email@Reichcompanies.com

Contact: David Reich David Reich is a geneticist and professor in the department of genetics at the Harvard Medical School, and an associate of the Broad Institute, whose research studies comparing human DNA with that of chimpanzees has generated controversy. Dr.  

Mossner--ReichCompanies provides turnkey casting finishing systems including de-gating, CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control.

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Title Annotation:Technology in Action
Publication:Modern Casting
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 1, 2004
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