- Sheet Metal Roll Former Infeed Launcher: Mechanical design, electrical design, and programming using Allen-Bradley 1394 Motion Controllers, PLC 5, and Panelview 1000 HMI's.
- Automated Hi-Pot and Ground Test System: Design, assembly, and programming testing for natural gas fired home heating units using SLC-PLC
- Automated Inspection of Refrigerator Icemaker Assemblies: Vision system integrated with a PLC-5
- Refrigerator Assembly Lines: Design, installation, and programming for several lines, some with up to 800 I/O Points using a PLC-5 communicating with wireless Ethernet, 20 Poweflex 70 Drives communicating Remote I/O, and a Panelview Plus HMI.
- Air Conditioning Assembly Lines: Design, installation, and programming for several lines, some with up to 700 I/O Points using ControlLogix platforms with Devicenet, Poweflex 70 AC Drives, and multiple Panelview Plus HMI's.
- Resistance Welding Machinses: Design, assembly, and programming using Allen-Bradley PLC's.
- Furnace Monitoring Systems: Design, assembly, and installation of tool room furnace monitoring system
- Niagra Power Press Motor Upgrade: Allen-Bradley Power Flex AC drive retrofit of main press motor
- Powder Coat Ovens: Control system retrofit/programming for they meet current NFPA requirements
- Relative Humidity and Temperature Control Systems: Design and installation for two refrigerator test rooms using Honeywell PID controllers
- Automated Washing Machine Assembly Line: Complete mechanical and PLC control system design, fabrication, and installation, and programming.
Project Example
The purpose of this machine is to transfer and bend a steel tube used in a defrosting operation on a refrigerator. The machine utilizes linear rails, air cylinders, line shaft drive, and a wedge lift technology developed by our conveyor division. The machine was designed, built, installed, programmed, and started up in a 6 week time frame.
- Refrigerator Icemaker Testing System: Design, fabrication, and installation
- Wintriss Control Systems: Installation on various punch presses
- Coe Feed Lines: Installation on various punch presses
- LVDT Measuring System for Refrigerator Cabinets: LVDT's integrated with a PLC-5 via Remote I/O
- Sheet Metal Pierce & Notch Section Tooling Retrofit for automated refrigerator cabinet line
- Installation of Nordsen powder coating and foam melt machines for refrigerator components
- Digital Displays for Assembly Line Tact Times: Installation/programming of large digital displays for refrigerator and air conditioning assembly lines
- Automatic Banding Machines Controls Upgrade: Allen-Bradley PLC2/SLC conversions
- Tube Bending Machines Controls Upgrade: Symax to Allen-Bradley SLC-PLC conversion for computerized tube bending machines
- Proteck Light Curtains: Installation/integration on various brake presses
- Automatic Punch Press Shaker Tray Systems: Design, fabrication, and installation
- Relocation of multiple pieces of machinery and mechanical/electrical utilities for machinery
- Refrigerator Magnet Testing Machine: Design and fabrication with Wonderware interface.
- Progressive Die Punch Press: Motion control and PLC programming for gag tooling processes 17 different parts for gas heating units using a 1394 Motion Controller communicating via Remote I/O with a PLC-5
- Mechanical Power Press Upgrades: Installation of complete new control systems and light curtains for 25 mechanical power presses
- Accident investigation on mechanical press brakes
- Air Conditioner Jacket Processing Line: Motion control and PLC programming using ControlLogix and a Baldor servo drive, as well as Remote I/O
- Cleaning and Powder Coat Line for Refrigerator Parts: Control system design and programming using a MicroLogix 1500
Project Example
The purpose of this machine is to pickup, rotate, transfer, and deposit brackets that are welded into the corner of a refrigerator cabinet. The machine utilizes linear thrusters, rotary actuators, and grippers to perform this operation.
- Powder Coat Oven for Heating/Air Conditioning Parts: Control system design and programming
- Hydraulic Transfer Upgrade: Complete mechanical and electrical design/programming upgrade to a with 2-axis servo system using a Controllogix Platform with Sercos communication.
- Welding to Crimp Process Conversion: Major mechanical 3D redesign and installation in a refrigerator cabinet forming application.
- Automated Burner Assembly Line: Complete press and PLC controls/programming upgrade with 3D Design, assembly, and installation of a 2-axis servo pick and place machine with rotary grippers and linear thrusters.
- Spin Forming Machine: 3D Design, assembly, installation, and programming for a spin forming machine designed to form a venturi style fan shrouds on air conditioning units.
- Steel Tube Transfer Machine: 3D Design, assembly, installation, and programming for a transfer designed to accommodate a conversion of copper to steel tube product in time line of 6 weeks.
- Copper to Steel Tube Bender Conversion: 3D Design, assembly, installation, and programming for process and tooling changes for 3 machines.
- Sheet Metal Flattening Machines: Mechanical Design, assembly, installation, and programming for 4 machines in a refrigerator cabinet strengthening process in a time line of 10 weeks.
- Pick and Place: Mechanical design, assembly, installation, and programming of a linear and rotary axis pick and place for loading brackets from a chain indexer to a weld head tooling assembly.
- Pick and Place: Mechanical design, assembly, installation, and programming of a 2-axis suction cup pick and place designed to pickup 3 different patterns of refrigerator doors from a foaming mold.
- Indexing Conveyor: Upgrades of air motor to servo motor actuated indexing conveyors used for delivering brackets to a pick and place.
- Robot Pick and Place: Program modifications to a GE Fanuc Robotic Loader of Refrigerator decks.
- Plastic Forming Processes: RSView to Wonderware Conversions with up to 20 recipes with several hundred data points.
