AIM Joraco® designed a custom work cell able to punch four holes simultaneously in stamp-formed parts, integrate with our client’s automated production line, and move between manufacturing locations. Remote piston technology powered multiple Hydro-Aire™ Series hydro-pneumatic cylinders to accommodate limited space and the parts’ geometry.
Process
The machine needed to fit into the client's existing production line while providing accessible loading and unloading points, maintaining correct part orientation, and allowing access for automated gantries and human operators. Our engineers collaborated with the customer to define production requirements and develop a work cell that accommodated part handling, operator access, and integration with existing automation.
Using stress simulations and iterative design, the team refined a mobile stand and structural supports that allowed the system to be easily moved between manufacturing locations while remaining securely in place during operation. To perform the punching operation custom tooling was designed to maintain punch and die alignment while allowing access for maintenance and changeovers. The process required simultaneously punching four holes at different locations on the part. To accomplish this while minimizing the amount of pneumatic cylinders required remote piston technology was used to power the four punching cylinders with just two full length hydro-pneumatic cylinders.
Results
The punching enclosure allowed tooling to be removed and replaced as needed, while sturdy supports kept the punches and dies aligned. A remote piston design enabled two hydro-pneumatic cylinders to punch all four slots, and sensors supported automation and real-time machine status reporting. The system being built on a mobile stand also allowed for it to be easily moved for operation at multiple locations on the client's existing production line.
Built around the customer’s requirements, AIM Joraco® created a system that is designed for reliable punching, smooth part handling, and integration with the existing production line.
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About Joraco Press Company
Joraco Press Company has been an innovator in the pneumatic press industry since 1947. The trademarked TOGGLE-AIRE® Series has been the core product of Joraco Press for over 60 years having been installed in thousands of manufacturing facilities all over the world. The past 20 years have seen Joraco Press expand its benchtop pneumatic press products to cover more applications and more force ranges than ever before. Joraco Press Company is a division of Automated Industrial Machine, Inc located in Smithfield, RI. Our products are designed, fabricated, and assembled at the AIM headquarters and as always, the same people who build our presses are always available to help troubleshoot your press.