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Actuators, motion systems, etc
News Release from: RA Rodriguez (UK) | Subject: IEF Werner 2-axis linear motion system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 May 2005
Linear motion system automates heat
treatment
Linear motion system helped to automate a time-consuming and messy manual process of brushing on liquid inhibitor prior to carburising qutomotive shafts and gears.
The application of a carburising inhibitor to shafts and gears at a second tier automotive supplier is an important one Brushed-on in liquid form before heat treatment, CarboStop keeps the coated area soft and suitable for welding or secondary machining after hardening
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 Aug 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Its application has always been a manual job but not only was this proving time-consuming and messy, it was also relatively wasteful and therefore uneconomic.
Could automation provide a solution? The resultant IEF Werner 2-axis linear motion system, supplied and supported by R A Rodriguez has indeed been highly successful in cutting application time and costs whilst enhancing process quality and the working environment.
Equipped with interchangeable tooling for processing a range of parts, this free-standing, bespoke machine is driven in both horizontal and vertical axes by stepper motors.
Parts are manually loaded and unloaded but the remainder of the cycle is fully automatic - light guards ensure easy operator access to minimise cycle time.
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The system can apply the liquid material around a radius or chamfer and is fully programmable to ensure optimum coating of a variety of gears and shafts.
Time and cost savings have been sufficiently high to ensure an early payback on this machine.
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