Today\u2019s competitive talent marketplace requires small and medium contract manufacturers and OEM\u2019s to make the most of the talent they have.\u00a0 Skilled, experienced machinists are hard to find and having them tied up hand-loading parts into a lathe is seldom the best use of talent.\u00a0 So \u2013 how does a successful small to mid-sized shop meet their customers\u2019 production requirements with the existing talent pool?<\/p>\n
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With the right contract, the right parts (or families of parts), and the right equipment a shop can successfully use automation to compete.\u00a0 But integrating automation into a shop can be a challenge \u2013 most small shops don\u2019t have the expertise or budget to embrace large scale automation.<\/p>\n
This is where a Vertical Pick-up Lathe comes in.\u00a0 EMAG\u2019s VL and VT lines provide fully integrated automation as a standard part of the machine.\u00a0 No robots to program, no special guarding or advanced grippers \u2013 just simple, productive automation native to the machine.\u00a0 Once you adjust to the fact that the part is being held vertically, a VL lathe is set up and programmed similar to a standard horizontal lathe.\u00a0 The big difference comes when you start running the machine, the operator can load up to 30 pieces (depending on size and machine) and then be free for other work as the machine turns your parts.\u00a0 This is ideal for castings, forgings, shafts, or saw-cut slugs.<\/p>\n
With these vertical machines, changeover is no more complicated than changing a horizontal lathe, this means<\/p>\n
the benefits of automation can be utilized for even the smallest production runs.\u00a0 For longer production runs part feed systems can continuously feed the spindles and multiple machines can be linked together in the same cell.<\/p>\n
With the VL & VT lines, EMAG brings the competitive advantage of automation with ease to any production shop \u2013 from the biggest OEM\u2019s to a small, family run contract manufacturer.\u00a0 How can we help you be more productive?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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