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Icon stamps an array of small- to medium-sized stampings, delivered to its inhouse resistance-welding cells as well as to its sister engine-cradle assem- bly plant in Riverside, MO. Among its high-volume jobs are structural apron parts, cross members and other body- in-white parts.
All of the company’s efforts in the laLst couple of years to drive productiv-
ity have added up to allowing Icon to a doubling of throughput from Icon’s pressroom, with only a nominal increase in head count and without adding new presses. For example, the 2000-ton Komatsu transfer line now runs at 17 to 20 strokes/min., up from 12 to 14 strokes/min. prior to the upgrades.
The press, with a 108 by 216-in. bed, stamps 16 different production parts, and several service parts. Of these, 75
Icon Metal Forming stamps an array of small- to medium-sized automotive body-in-white stampings, delivered to its inhouse resistance-welding cells as well as to its sister engine-cradle assembly plant in Riverside, MO.
percent utilize the inline shear and blank-handling setup (in progressive mode, the shear stays open and the coil feeds through directly into the press). And, the press’s original transfer
system also received a refresh in 2015, with state-of-the-art Rockwell servo drives added on all three transfer axes to further increase press versatility.
“Twenty percent of the new jobs coming in consume advanced high- strength steels,” says assistant materi- als manager Kevin Harbeson. “And we expect that amount to double within the next couple of years as we begin to take on more and more undercarriage work.” MF
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