Setup Reduction Ideas
(Alignment and Centering)


Add one “V” and one flat to a subplate and locate the die against two bolster pins for rapid alignment.

Add one “V” and one flat to a subplate and locate the die against two bolster pins for rapid alignment.

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Die prestage tables can be used to store multiple dies and eliminate the need for using a lift truck during changeover.

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Before: 37 minutes
After: 5 minutes
Ball Lock Mounting System - Locking and locating are accomplished in same motion.  Only two & 1/2 turns max needed to clamp and locate fixtures to within 0.0005” repeatability.  In these photos, forward facing fixture is unclamped, angled by 5 degrees and relocated and clamped now using two ball locks.  Formerly, the fixture had to be raised off the doweled base plate and lowered onto another set of dowels requiring a cherry picker. The three jaw chucks on these fixtures clamp pins for gun drilling.

 
 
 
 



 
 

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