The brush life is metered based on amperage draw from the motors. When the machine starts to draw more current because the brush is wearing and it takes more effort to remove the burr, it’s time to change out the brush. It’s also key to monitor tool life upstream in the pro- cess, otherwise when tooling is allowed to wear too long upstream, the burrs can get too large to be removed under the parameters set for the automated brush deburring process. The expected size of the burrs to be removed is what determines the type and size of brush used in deburring.
“The wheels are quick changeovers
typically, in and out in a matter of minutes,” Bass said. “You’re metering tool life, metering brush life,” Bass said. “It’s a living cell, things are always hap- pening, and it’s up to the operator to be aware of it all.”
Anytime that rotating tools are used in production, safety issues can be a concern. The self-contained auto- mated deburring units used by HHI remove that issue from the equation, with the operator safely standing away from the process.
“When you look at it from an er- gonomics standpoint and an operator safety standpoint, it’s just tenfold the savings,” Bass said. “You take all of that out of the equation.” “To me, the difficulty of the part you’re deburring and the volume of parts you’re going to handle are the big issues to consider,” Bass said. “Then look at man versus machine, the wear and tear.”
An automated deburring process will always be the first option for consider- ation in future production opportunities for HHI. “We see transmission components as being a big part of our opportunities going forward,” Bass said. “If we are
Our cutting tools are like your machine shop. No matter what they’re up against, they come through every time.
awarded more components that require deburring, then we will stay with automating.” ME For more information for Weiler Corporation, please go to
www.weilercorp.com or phone 800-835-9999.
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