Janda Co. Inc. recently upgraded the control system on its welding machinery. No longer are the company’s machines based on relay logic and cam timers. Rather, the company’s machines use either a programmable logic controller or programmable automation controller.
The Boeing Co. knows that assemblers need the right tools to build high-quality aircraft. The company also knows that some tools have user interfaces that require the latest hardware upgrades to perform their best. Joining tools used in the assembly of C-17 military transport aircraft are one example.
InterControl manufactures a full range of products for controlling and monitoring temperature in household appliances. Recently, one of the company’s temperature controllers needed to undergo a 100 percent quality inspection. The goals of inspection were to detect all faults in each controller and ensure that each component’s ceramic base is crack-free.
As a global leader in the supply of mounted tire and balanced wheel assemblies, T&WA works with many of the world’s major automakers. Not surprisingly, T&WA knows the importance of effective supply chain management.
Coleman Tool specified air curtains at its new 60,000-square-foot plant in early 2010 to eliminate outdoor air infiltration and save energy. However, smoke rising up and out of the welding area created an indoor air quality problem. So the air curtains also served as air cleaners.
For many years, the fasteners used by Figeac Aero’s assemblers were purchased on a per-piece basis, stored in a central warehouse and brought to the assembly line as needed. This approach often led to work stoppages on the assembly line.
In 2000, Magnetics and Controls purchased a meter-mix system to use in the assembly of their molded products. Unfortunately, after several years, the system proved to be incapable of keeping up with the company’s throughput requirements, making them less competitive in the marketplace.
About two years ago, the Chinese market presented OMAX Corp. Inc. with a tough challenge: Develop a high-quality waterjet cutting machine at a low cost so OMAX could further penetrate that price-conscious market.
For several months in 2009, appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. faced a unique production challenge regarding its refrigerators. The appliances were passing the helium leak test but failing the refrigerant leak test, which was performed manually in-line by operators using sniffer probes.
Porous Media Corp. designs and manufactures high-efficiency filter media, membranes and advanced technologies that separate liquids, solids and gases. Earlier this year, Porous Media needed to help on of its clients efficiently transport precoated blood filters through a forced hot air drying chamber, resulting in complete drying of the liquid coating.
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