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Tooling Lightens the Load on Stamping Robots & Personnel to Maximize Productivity

The Accelerate Collection of lightweight tooling features end effectors from DE-STA-CO are up to 50 percent lighter than others, providing automated pressroom stamping line productivity improvements of 25 to 30 percent.

Posted: January 9, 2014

Since workers manually change tooling on many automated lines, Accelerate end effectors’ lighter weight also improves ergonomics, resulting in higher worker safety ratings.

Accelerate components also have trimmer, more elegant shapes than their predecessors. Greater flexibility provided by CNC machines, tooling and fixtures allowed contouring of the components to eliminate unnecessary bulkiness and weight. Further weight savings come from specifying thin-wall extruded tube for Accelerate end effector frames instead of heavier solid bars or thicker wall tubing.

Responding to demands for faster and more efficient automated pressroom stamping lines, DE-STA-CO (Auburn Hills, MI) introduces the Accelerate Collection of lightweight tooling. Accelerate is the world’s lightest standard line of end effectors.

“Our customers told us that they need to increase their production speeds in order to stay competitive,” explains Rob Pitera, the global product director for end effectors at DE-STA-CO. “But you can’t just speed up a line that is equipped with traditional components, because the tools will bounce and put undue stress on the automation, leading to greater wear and tear and machine downtime. To meet our customers’ productivity needs, we designed an all-new line of end effectors that are up to 50 percent lighter than their predecessors. The components’ lighter weight translates into production line speed gains of 25 to 30 percent.”

Animation of DE-STA-CO Quick Disconnect with Accelerate Lightweight tooling will help you move parts faster in today’s production line by lower your tooling weight. This means increased speed, improved ergonomics, and reduced maintenance.

Since workers manually change tooling on many automated lines, Accelerate end effectors’ lighter weight also improves ergonomics, resulting in higher worker safety ratings. Product designers started with high-strength aircraft-grade aluminum in order to reduce clamping wall thickness and overall weight, without sacrificing strength.

This approach also eliminated the need to use more expensive, longer-lead-time materials like carbon fiber, for a more cost-effective solution.

The Accelerate Collection is modular and completely customizable. Although its components are lighter than others, they are sized to global standards, making them compatible with existing equipment, regardless of brand.

DE-STA-CO, 691 N. Squirrel Road, Suite 250, Auburn Hills, MI 48326, 866-726-3599, Fax: 248-836-6740, marketing@destaco.com, www.destaco.com.