Motorizing the feed process increased production, and significantly lowered electricity and labor costs.
| Papers/Films/Wires/Building Materials | |
| Cutting Cords to Variable Specified Lengths - CT-Effects Application Example | |
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| RCP5-RA6C | |
[Issues until now]
- Air cylinders were used to feed a cord to a specified length.
- It took time to manually adjust the stopper position each time the product type was changed. (About 5 minutes per changeover = 1 hour/day)
- It was difficult to cut the correct length, causing workers to repeatedly inspect and adjust the cutting.
[Improved with Motorization]
- Manually adjusting the stopper position was totally eliminated. Adjustments are now done by entering the feed amount on a touch panel. Manual changeovers are a thing of the past.
- Using a value command function in the ROBO Cylinder made it easy to cut lengths of specified varieties. The manual labor for adjustments was significantly reduced.
[Improvement Results]
- Production was increased from 7 hours per day to 8 hours.
- Reducing the number of steps also reduced labor costs.
| Reduced the man-hours needed for: - changeover time: 60 minutes/day - cut inspection and adjustment time: 120 minutes/day |
→ Total of 3 hours/day |
| (Annual Example) - Labor Time of 3 hours/day (times 250 days/year) - 3 hours X $10 X 250 days |
If labor costs $10/hour → Annual Savings of $7,500 |
*Exchange Rate: 1(USD)=100(Japanese Yen)
Electricity costs reduced with motorization
(Example)Work load: 3kg, Moving distance: 200m
Cycle time: 3 sec. One-day running time: 8 hours
Annual operation days: 250 days
Unit Price: (Air) $0.24/ｍ3 (Electric) $0.15/KWH
| 〈 Annual Electricity Costs 〉Approximately 95% reduced | |
| Air Cylinder$117.67/year (Cylinder inner diameter φ25mm) |
Electric Cylinder$5.67/year （□56motor） |
