SHOP SOLUTIONS s U S PROBLEM SOLVING ON THE SHOP FLOOR


Retooling Face Milling Triggers Ripple Effect


sually there’s more than the obvious reason to make improvements on the big jobs. For Shaw Industries


(Franklin, PA), the biggest benefi t was the ripple effect on the rest of their workload.


Read more, P38


Shaw Industries’ retooling for rough face milling operations with Ingersoll’s Gold Quad-F high-feed face removed stock 40% faster on average and increased tool life 20%.


Swing-Frame Grinder Cuts Production Time


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incoln Industries (Lincoln, NE) has reduced the time required to polish chrome-plated truck exhaust stacks for heavy-duty trucks prior to plating by more than 40% with a combination buffer/abrasive belt grinder.


Read more, P41


G&P Machinery’s combination buffer/abrasive belt grinder reduced the time to polish truck exhaust stacks before plating by more than 40%.


Automation Smooths Shop’s Entry into CNC Production


teve Meyer, co-owner of Toolcraft LLC, located in Ft. Wayne, IN, admits he had to be “dragged kicking and


screaming” by his sales manager, John Taylor, into the realm of robotic automation for his tool and die company.


Read more, P99


FANUC robot picks raw castings from Gosiger’s Modular Drawer Cell that holds raw and fi nished parts at Toolcraft.


36 AdvancedManufacturing.org | January 2016


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