Two-Press Production Cell for Lights-Out Operations

Greenerd Press & Machine Company has designed, engineered, built and turn-key-installed an automated two-press, two-robot production cell enabling unattended production of large aluminum pressure vessels.

Using sensors to locate pallets of blanks that have been placed in a pallet staging area, a FANUC robot picks a blank, detects and rejects any double-blanks and transfers the blank to a fully integrated and automated blank lube station. That robot then picks a previously lubricated blank and loads it into a Greenerd deep-draw press with a 76" stroke.

A second FANUC robot then catches and transfers the formed parts to a second Greenerd press for a punching operation. The two-press production cell uses a centralized control station that sets the operating parameters of both presses and controls the action sequences of both FANUC robots. All equipment in the cell is automatically updated with new process parameters when changing between products.

Greenerd provides unique hydraulic press automation solutions for a wide range of industries and applications. "Increasingly, our customers are seeking turn-key, state-of-the-art robotics and other product handling solutions. To meet the demands of today's challenging applications, we are providing manufacturers with automated press solutions that are flexible, productive and reliable," said Jerry Letendre, Greenerd Press & Machine Company's President and CEO.

Greenerd's extensive line of hydraulic presses are available in a variety of styles ranging from gap frame and straight-side to die-spotting and forging presses, with unlimited size and tonnage capabilities.

For more information contact:

Greenerd Press and Machine Co., Inc.

41 Crown Street

P.O. Box 886

Nashua, NH 03061

800-877-9110 / 603-889-4101

sales@greenerd.com

www.greenerd.com