GF Machining Solutions has announced the System 3R TRANSFORMER, a modular automation system designed to integrate with a variety of technologies. With TRANSFORMER, manufacturers can begin by automating a single machine and then expand to include up to 12 machines within the cell.
A TRANSFORMER cell can accommodate a range of machining technologies and allow components from different manufacturers to be included within the same cell. This open architecture approach is designed to allow end users to create an automation cell where each individual component decision is optimized, as opposed to having choice constrained by compatibility.
GF Machining Solutions offers a range of System 3R tooling systems that allow palletization of workpieces and electrodes of a wide range of sizes. The TRANSFORMER system can handle all of these, as well as different tooling systems, allowing it to be incorporated into production systems with existing tooling systems.
For flexibility, TRANSFORMER offers additional in-process accessories that can be integrated into a cell, including:
The TRANSFORMER system provides cell management software where production data is entered in a structured manner or imported through a data exchange interface for major enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The software then controls the cell, from automatically loading jobs to machines to recording and monitoring cycle times for each job. The core of the system is a database that uses chip identification of the pallets to ensure that correct data is used for every part in the cell.
For more information contact:
Gisbert Ledvon
GF Machining Solutions
560 Bond St.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4224
800-CTC-1EDM / 847-913-5300
gisbert.ledvon@georgfischer.com
www.gfms.com/us
SOUTHWEST
NM
AME, Inc.
5770 Clarkson Street, #C
Denver, CO 80216
303-922-9266
www.amerm.com
Triad Machine Tool Company
7881 West 48th Street
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
303-424-0268
www.triadmt.com
OK
Hartwig Tulsa
4084 S 217th Ave
Broken Arrow, OK 74014
918-259-0260
www.hartwiginc.com
N. TX
Hartwig Dallas
5234 Bear Creek Court
Irving, TX 75061
972-790-8200
www.hartwiginc.com
S. TX, LA, MS
Hartwig Houston
4727 S Pinemont, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77041
713-749-9600
www.hartwiginc.com
SOUTHEAST
AL, FL, GA (Milling/Laser)
Applied Machine Solutions, Inc.
2200 Airport Industrial Drive
Suite 300
Ball Ground, GA 30107
678-880-0893
NC, SC
RayTech Machine Tools, Inc.
4915 Waters Edge Drive
Suite 265
Raleigh, NC 27606
919-398-6186
AL, GA (EDM)
G-Tech CNC Solutions
280 Parkview Drive
Fair Play, SC 29643
864-972-3040
www.g-techcncsolutions.com
TN, MS
EDM Systems
3548 Southpoint Road
Cookeville, TN 38506
931-432-2489
VA
EDM Sales of Virginia, Inc.
12 Wildwood Oaks Road
Ona, WV 25545
304-736-3303
www.edmsalesofva.com
NORTHEAST
CT
Ross Machinery Sales, Inc.
212 North Plains Industrial Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-2950
www.rossmachinery.com
DE, MD, NJ
Tuckahoe Trading, Inc.
94 North Hamilton Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-345-9275
www.tuckahoetrading.com
MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
HPM, LLC
313 South Main Street
Orange, MA 01364
978-544-6500
www.highperformancemachinery.com
NY, NJ
Advanced EDM Sales, LLC
12 Lenape Drive
P.O. Box 522
Stanhope, NJ 07874
973-691-9052
www.advancedequipsales.com
DRD Machinery, LLC
154 Goldenrod Lane
Warners, NY 13164
315-702-3635
PA (EDM/Milling/Laser), NY (Milling)
Eastern Shore Machine Tool Sales
1402 Kelly Rd.
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
443-848-1515 / 570-730-4332
www.esmts.com
PA
Marcus Machine Tool Systems
106 Bellefield Court
Gibsonia, PA 15044
412-862-0803
WV
EDM Sales of Virginia, Inc.
12 Wildwood Oaks Road
Ona, WV 25545
304-736-3303
www.edmsalesofva.com
MIDWEST
IL, WI, IN
Tristate Machinery, Inc.
129 S. Wheeling Road
Wheeling, IL 60090
847-520-4420
www.tristatemachinery.com
KS
Hartwig Wichita
4959 S Lulu Court
Wichita, KS 67216
316-522-5500
www.hartwiginc.com
MI
KM Industrial Machinery
530 West Kalamazoo Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269-381-0690
Peak EDM, Inc.
28221 Beck Road, Unit A2
Wixom, MI 48393
248-380-0871
www.peakedm.com
MO
Hartwig Kansas City
6110 Deramus Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64120
816-241-2304
www.hartwiginc.com
Hartwig St. Louis
10617 Trenton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132
314-493-9940
www.hartwiginc.com
NE
Hartwig Omaha
2219 S 156th Street
Omaha, NE 68130
402-758-0800
www.hartwiginc.com
OH, KY
Knox Machinery
375 Industrial Drive
Franklin, OH 45005
937-743-2641
www.knoxmachinery.com
OH
Tek Quest, LLC
10 Center Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
440-247-5333
www.tekquestllc.com
MN, IA, ND, SD
Nanotech Machinery Solutions Inc.
8760 Jefferson Highway
Osseo, MN 55369
763-425-6266
www.nanomach.us
WEST
CO, WY (EDM)
Triad Machine Tool Company
7881 West 48th Street
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
303-424-0268
www.triadmt.com
AME, Inc.
5770 Clarkson Street, #C
Denver, CO 80216
303-922-9266
www.amerm.com
AZ, NV
Adams Machinery
215 South Rockford Dr., Suite 101
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-968-3711
www.adamsmachineryaz.com
N. CA, NV
Die/Mold Machinery
3000 F Danville Blvd., #323
Alamo, CA 94507
925-831-0920
www.diemoldmachinery.com
S. CA
GF Machining Solutions
9271 Jeronimo Road
Irvine, CA 92618
949-343-7271 / 310-803-6543
www.gfms.com/us
WA, ID, OR
Production Machine Tools, Inc.
PMB 162
15600 NE 8th Street
Suite B1
Bellevue, WA 98008
425-881-1200
www.pmtnw.com
UT, ID, MT
Hartwig
8599 Prairie Trail Drive
Englewood, CO 80112
303-749-7428
www.hartwiginc.com