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Fred Grove, President (left) & Bob Wolpink, Plant Manager of Aloma Shim and Manufacturing.
Single-Source Leader.
“The exceptional ROI
and outstanding service on our first purchase made Amada the clear single- source choice for our next two purchases.”
— Fred Grove, President Aloma Shim and Manufacturing
Amada provides the optimal fabricating solutions.
Aloma Shim is a leading full-service ISO 9001:2008 Registered Contract Manufacturing Company. Located in a 98,000 sq. ft. facility in Verona, Pennsylvania, the company specializes in the manufacturing of precision OEM & custom fabricated parts, standard & custom shims, alignment devices and accessories. To maintain a leadership position, the company partnered with Amada and leveraged the latest technologies in fiber laser cutting, tube & angle laser cutting and robotic bending. Aloma Shim’s president, Fred Grove, comments on that decision: “The FOL AJ Fiber Laser with automation improved production efficiency by over 70%... one would think
we added two new lasers not just one. We effectively operate the FOL AJ 24 hours a day with one operator and one laborer as opposed to 3 operators and one laborer on our other lasers.”
Plant Manager, Bob Wolpink comments on Amada’s robotic bending solution which has made a huge impact on Aloma Shim’s bending production: “The Astro 165W NT with its Automatic Tool Changer has reduced brake setup times by 500%
and increased work center output by 150%.”
To gain the ability to quickly switch between flat sheet cutting and tube cutting, the company also purchased Amada’s FOM2 RI laser cutting system with an integrated Rotary Index. Bob Wolpink reflects
on new levels of speed and efficiency: “The FOM2 RI
increased our tubing material utilization by as much as
20% and increased our tube/angle cutting speeds by as
much as 40%!”
Amada’s leading-edge systems and technologies ensure:
• UnmatchedProductivity(TheFOLAJFiber Laser provides cutting speeds up to 4 times faster than CO2 laser and a 7/8" rating in steel plate.
An ASLUL system maximizes “green-light-on” time by providing high-speed, automated storage and load/unload).
• TheUltimateRoboticBendingSolution
(The Astro 165W NT processes large and heavy parts quickly and safely while outperforming manual operation times by up to 22% and reducing labor costs).
• MaximumVersatility(TheFOM2RIcanprocessround,square,rectangle, C-channel, and angle iron — making it the most versatile Rotary Index laser cutting system available. An integrated Rotary Index provides the ability to switch from flat sheet cutting to tube cutting in 2 minutes or less).
The FOL 3015 A J Fiber Laser achieves cutting speeds up to 9,400 inches per minute and rapid traverse of over 13,000 inches per minute. ASLUL automa- tion provides high-speed material handling at a rate to match the productivity of the Fiber Laser.
The FOM2 RI’s Rotary Index is located on one of three shuttle pallets — making it extremely easy to switch from flat sheet cutting to tube or pipe cutting.
The Astro 165W Robotic Bending System provides the ideal high-speed solution for large parts and thick materials.
Amada America, Inc.
180 Amada Court Schaumburg,IL60173
www.amada.com/america 877-262-3287