Dallas Industries Delivers Feed Line to Wico Metal Products

Dallas Industries, a manufacturer of coil handling, press feeding equipment and controls for the stamping industry, has delivered a new UnderLoop SpaceSaver feed line to Wico Metal Products (Warren, MI), a provider of automotive extrusions, metal stampings and assemblies.

The Dallas UnderLoop SpaceSaver feed line design consists of a hands-free threading system featuring a servo-driven synthetic tension roll for maintaining proper coil tension while uncoiling. The UnderLoop system also incorporates a lower pivoting table with a feeder/straightener mounted rocker arm/de-bender for easy coil threading. The uncoiler includes powered coil guide rolls that eliminate the need for slide-on coil keepers and automatically centers the coil on the mandrel. The servo feed with pull-through straightener combo features pilot release for both the upper feed and straightener rolls.

The UnderLoop system delivered to Wico is designed to run steel up to 0.250" thick and up to 36" wide. It is rated for through up to 30,000 lbs. The model DRFHDS-636 servo feed has 6" rolls and a pull-thru straightener with 4" diameter rolls. This SpaceSaver line only requires 20' of floor space. To speed set-up time, the feeder passline height, edge guides and coil guide rolls are automatically adjusted to position. The settings for these axes are stored in the job recipe-a Dallas feature termed AutoSet.

Wico, founded in 1947, has nine manufacturing facilities located in the Metropolitan Detroit area. The company serves numerous automotive OEMs and major Tier 1 suppliers.

Dallas Industries' full line of products includes press feeding lines in both conventional and SpaceSaver configurations. It also designs and builds servo feeds, heavy-duty straighteners and coil handling equipment in a range of sizes and capacities.

For more information contact:

Dallas Industries

103 Park Street

Troy, MI 48083-2770

248-583-9400

sales@dallasindustries.com

www.dallasindustries.com