TPT March 2020

HANDL ING, BUNDL ING, PACKAGING & LOGI ST I CS

Integrated stacking/packaging system REDUCING workplace injuries and increasing productivity are common goals for manufacturers. Haven Manufacturing is helping a Midwest USA tube producer achieve those goals by developing a four-axis robotic packaging system and integrating it with a cut-to- length and brush de-burring line. 4.5" and wall thickness from 0.049" to 0.237". What once required three or four people to operate a line, including manually packaging product, now takes one operator and one part-time material handler.

bundle loading and servo length control. Cut tubes are deposited onto a Haven built conveyor, which transfers and diverts the tube into a Haven model #970 Wire Brush De-burring machine. As the tubes exit the brush machine, they are deposited onto a preparation table that orientates them for pick-up by the packaging robot. The pickup head design is electro- magnetic, with head motion of X, Y, Z and 90° rotation. Several packaging patterns are pre-programmed to allow for quick and easy changeover for diameter, length and container size. This particular application requires a material handler to forklift out the full container and replace it with an empty container. The container orientation is guided by a two-sided fixed locator with electronic position verification. The process cycle allows enough time to exchange containers without delaying production. Haven also has the option of adding an automatic container egress and ingress conveyance system. Haven is a full service turnkey equipment supplier to a wide variety of tubular applications for cut-to-length, finishing and material handling. Haven Manufacturing www.havencut.com Vacuum lifting system THE Starlift vacuum system from Acimex handles tubes, pipes (concrete, steel and cast-iron), tanks or any other cylindrical device. Handling by suction cups is a safe way to move products without any mechanical contact. A rubber gasket ensures a soft touch without leaving any marks or deformation of the pipes. A single operator carries out both driving and remote handling operations on either an excavator or a forklift crane. Remote control ensures 100 per cent security. Quick and efficient installation also increases productivity.

The equipment had to be flexible, reliable and user-friendly. The process begins with a Soco model SA-115NC- CL2 sawing machine with automatic

The customer produces a wide range of conduit diameters from 1" to

Acimex www.acimex.net

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MARCH 2020