Cheviot
Erowa' preset station and tooling systems speeds product to market
The addition of the 3D preset station will allow Cheviot to set the work off-line and palletise the work, for the recently acquired Ingersoll 500 die sinker, Charmilles Roboform 55P and robotised Roboform 35 QCRi die sinker
Operating from 17,000sq.ft of modern premises, Cheviot offers the complete one stop injection mould tool shop to meet the needs of today's project engineers and buyers. A 'blue chip' client base in the telecommunications, white goods and automotive sectors is served by a vastly experienced team of tool designers and toolmaker's, guaranteeing a smooth and professional approach from initial contact through to the on-time delivery of production tooling.
'Whilst other toolmakers invest in stereolithography and other RPD methods, I believe the automation of production is the way forward. We are committed to continuous investment in the latest technology. The addition of the Erowa preset station will reduce downtime and aid our 'lights out' production. In most toolrooms, of every eight possible machining hours just six are used productively, as a component is set up on the machine at the expense of machining time.
And yet the solution is perfectly simple; while the machines are producing, the next job can beprepared in peace and quiet, with care and accuracy, away from the machine - on Erowa'spresetting station.' added Hunter.
The Erowa PreSet Comfort 3D set-up and presetting station satisfies the highest demands and is compatible with all Erowa's tooling systems. Where thousandths of millimetres are involved, you mustn't do things by half, but you can turn eight potential hours into eight productive hours.
In technical terms, PreSet Comfort 3D is convincing: base plate, traverse glide and quill have been crafted from natural hard rock with great precision, and they guarantee optimal geometrical accuracy. User-guidance is equipped with a fully developed, graphically guided presetting software.
Electrode manufacture begins in the milling cell. Cheviots have added a Bostomatic High Speed Milling centre and a Mikron High Speed Vertical Machining centre to its milling capacity, which includes Hurco and Bridgeport machining centres, increasing the company's ability to produce electrodes on Erowa ITS tooling to feed the expanding EDM Cell
'We pride ourselves on making a tool as good as anyone in the world, but it's how you get there. From the business development, through the management structure, to the end product. It's having that discipline and system in place, and investing in the best technology. Automation of both the milling and EDM cell is a step further towards achieving World Class status, and although it might take us two or three years to get there, I am dedicated to achieving the status.' concluded, Ken Hunter.
Sept 2002
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