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Mid-West Machine Products Inc.

 

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Mid-West

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Setup press tooling  Robot points to tool positions.  Automatic tool changer avaliable.

 

Scale and setup sheet. Automatic tool changer available.

Scale and setup sheet.

Scale and manual setup sheet.
Finish incomplete part
 Recover mode.  Robot finishes forming part.
 Form part manually.
Form part manually.
 Form part manually.
Loading Parts Forklift or pallet jack Manually restack all parts. Forklift or pallet jack Manually restack all parts.
Dual part pickup  Seperate parts, continue running.  Machine stops  Machine stops  Machine loads part, possibly damaging tooling.
Loading stack not straight
 
Modifies program, makes good part.
 
Hopefully machine stops, possibly forms and destroys part.
Hopefully machine stops, possibly forms and destroys part.
Forms and destroys part.
Modify flange length Robot compensates automatically  Robot compensates automatically Robot compensates automatically Reprogram robot
Part is bowed Gripper has compliance and can straighten part  Will not pick up part, or may drop part.  Possible crach into press.  Will not pick up part, or may drop part.  Possible crach into press.  Will not pick up part, or may drop part.  Possible crach into press.