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whole range of material thicknesses.” Material to 0.160 in. thick feeds through the smaller leveler; thicker mate-
rial runs through the larger leveler. “Now we can go from stamping clutch plates to seating parts to parking poles,” says Reich, “using just the one feed line.” The fineblanking press and tandem leveler have been in operation at Fein- tool’s U.S. facility since January 2013, and “overall production and quality have been outstanding,” Reich says. “We see excellent flatness results, which can be a significant challenge when working
with thin materials.”
Reich also cites how easy it is to oper-
ate and maintain the leveler, thanks in part to the ability to open the units up widely for cleaning the rollers, and to rap- idly thread material. “We’re changing coils in less than 5 min.,” says Reich.
“The press and feed line really have become one,” Reich continues, “because they have the same control architec- ture. We can save a job on the press and it provides all of the setup parameters in the machine memory. When we move to the next job, we simply call up the tool number and everything is there.”
Reich credits this “seamless inte- gration” with returning a five- to 15-per- cent increase in uptime.
Arku Coil Systems: 513/985-0500; www.us.arku.com
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The Mobile Work Table features a 39- by 47-in. top work surface, a fixed bot- tom shelf for storage with a raised-lip edge design on three sides to retain parts. Phenolic wheel casters—two swiv- el with brake and two rigid—each provide 2000-lb. capacity.
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