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Unique Programming with
Servo-Press Technology
When managers at the Minnesota metalformer looked at the torque specifications for its new servo press, they found that its direct drive provided high torque high in the stroke. That capability had them looking for ways to leverage the ability to program the best contact and draw speeds for optimum part quality, without fear of stalling.
BY TODD WENZEL
While E.J. Ajax, a contract stam- per and fabricator in Fridley, MN, has a rich, 70-yr. history, the eyes of its management team are fixed on the future, not on their suc- cesses in the past.
“Over the last three years the com- pany has seen more than 30 percent growth in square footage and staff,” says Kent Djubek, E.J Ajax president. “Staff not only has grown in numbers—
Todd Wenzel is president, TCR, Inc., Wis- consin Rapids, WI: 800/676-2240; www.stampingsystems.com.
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A tool in this new 200-ton servo press undergoes tryout (note the electrical connections and air-operated devices). Using the servo press’ abilities allowed the E.J. Ajax toolroom to design a die with multiple operations, automated and combined into one tool. The resulting savings achieved by eliminating secondary operations means less setups, less labor, less cost to produce the part, less lead time from order to ship and less inventory.
we have a rigorous employee-training program driven by management and powered by partnerships with local technical colleges and vocational schools.”
E.J. Ajax co-owners Erick (vice pres- ident of sales) and Tom (vice president of manufacturing) Ajax believe in train-
ing and their investments prove that they mean it.
In addition to the growth in num- bers and skills of staff has been a focused strategy of investing in new technologies to optimize production.
“We need to maintain a competi- tive advantage as we grow in the 21st