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News Release from: RA Rodriguez (UK) | Subject: IEF Werner two-axis linear motion system
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 May 2005
Motion system speeds surface treatment
The addition of a stepper-driven two-axis linear motion system has helped accelerate a crucial surface treatment process step for a second tier automotive supplier.
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 Engineeringtalk on 30 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Knowing where to put the coating is a skilled task.
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 uneconomical.
Could automation provide a solution?.
The resultant IEF Werner two-axis linear motion system, supplied and supported by RA Rodriguez has indeed been highly successful in cutting application time and costs and 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.
The blue-coloured CarboStop is delivered precisely via a two-position dosing nozzle from a secure 5-litre reservoir onto the part that rotates at a constant speed.
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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