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White Goods Case Study
A major Global Appliance Manufacturer
required a cost effective solution
to increase production and reduce
operating cost via automation of manual
stamping operations.
Establishing a system within the
constraints of the existing floor plan,
existing dies and presses, and variability
offered by human operators along
with movement of material into and
out of the cell proved to be difficult to
formulate within a manageable ROI and
timeline.
Options quoted by suppliers were
often pricey or did not fit their
existing manufacturing footprint.
Further constraining was the desire to
standardized multiple manual stamping
cells with a common solution.
The OEM engaged Norgren Automation
Solutions based on our reputation of
being experts within the automotive
stamping industry for providing solutions
to optimize production, die design and
tooling integration.
Norgren's site survey immediately
addressed the processing of parts
through the cell, rather than focus on
fitting known automation in the space
allotted. Utilizing die and processing
expertise, the Norgren team created
improvements over the existing manual
process.
Quick brainstorming and option
discussions with the OEM team provided
clarity on features that provided
immediate automation benefits without
over automating. Simulation of the cell
demonstrated clarity and confirmation
that the solution was correct. Several
quick iterations provided an optimized
final design surpassing the customers
initial throughput targets.
Lifetime, maintenance free
standardized robotic tooling
Quick start-up during
installation and changeovers
Improve ergonomics
and safety
