REPORTAGE - SUNSPRING METAL CORPORATION
Various technologies, one solution In Taiwan’s Sunspring Metal Corporation, two new production lines with different machining technologies were equipped with EROWA Robots. Added to this, there are EROWA workpiece tooling systems, measuring machines, wash stations, as well as the JMS 4.0 process control system.
The lines One of the lines runs Makino machining centers, one of them for graphite, as well as several WEDM centers. This set-up is served by an EROWA Robot Dynamic 250 XT on a rail. In addition, there is an EROWA CMM Qi measuring machine and an EROWA Lift.
The aim was to improve our overall plant effectiveness by reducing machine down-time,” says Jeff Yang, Senior Director of Engineering at Sunspring. “But at the same time, we had to ensure that the produced parts would be of the highest quality and available on time.” Stable production processes are indispensable in tool- and mold-making and have to be guaranteed even in an operator’s absence. Sunspring chose EROWA for the automation of the two production lines.
The second line also consists of several machining centers; some of them work on five axes. These are joined by a group of EDM centers. This line-up is served by an EROWA Robot Dynamic 500 on a rail. Here, too, a CMM Qi is in operation as well as an EROWA RoboSpa wash station. While the mold inserts are being pre-machined, the relevant electrodes can already be produced. The interface between machines and workpieces is guaranteed by EROWA tooling systems; they ensure the necessary repeatability.
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