Creating long-term partnerships and solving complex production problems are goals every company strives for. One of our most outstanding accomplishments in 2014 was a collaboration with Thai Summit America Corp and we think we hit both of these dead on.
Our partnership involved high-volume stamping
of metal much softer than steel, Aluminum, and the inherent problems this
creates.
Specifically, we were tasked with designing
and building coil handling equipment
and straightening equipment that would handle .015 inch, military-grade, Class
A finished Aluminum without damaging it.
You can get the full story of our
collaboration designing and building their new servo-driven system with vacuum
tailout servo feed, hard chromed straightener and many other customizations in
December’s issue of Modern Metals.
Truthfully, we think the most important
accomplishment of this new partnership is the increased production and work this
will mean for Thai Summit America. The
new feed and coil handling equipment
will create increased opportunities for their three shifts of dedicated
American workers well beyond this first job.
Thai Summit
America’s Executive Manager Rob Walus had this to say about the impact the new
Aluminum Feeding and Straightening System will have,
“Prior to the
installation of these Feed Lease coil
handling systems we were not able to run aluminum in this capacity.”
“The new
feedlines will open doors to other work the company might not have taken on
before. We have expanded our capabilities.”
Add to that the on time delivery,
installation and full operator training on a 2nd and 3rd system
at Thai Summit America and we’d say this one was a winner. You can check out
the full piece in Modern Metals here.
And of course, we can’t forget the specs.
Complete Line Servo Feed and Coil
Handling System for
High-strength, Military-grade, Aluminum
Alloy
System
Configuration
Model RF7-72 Servo Roll Feed w/Vacuum
Tailout feed system
- Model FL-SC-16 Scissor Lift Threading Table
- Model FLPS-4.25-9-72, 9 Roll, EZZE-Clean Straightener w/Crop Shear
- Model R-40M-72 w/Coil load car
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Note: No surfaces that will come in contact with the
material can have any paint or residue.
Application Specifications
Maximum coil weight...................................................................................... 40,000
lbs.
Maximum coil O.D...................................................................................................... 72”
Maximum stock width................................................................................................ 72”
Maximum stock thickness (High Yield
Steel and Aluminum)........................ .140” @ 72”
Minimum stock thickness (HSLA,
Aluminum)................................................
.020” @ 72”
System Specifications
System Configuration.................................................................. Conventional
Feed Line
Accuracy at feed rollers to within……………………………………………………………..
± .003”
Progression range.....................................................................................
0 to 999.999”
