In
the last blog post of 2013, we laid out what future exhibitions Faspro will be
attending and what we plan to focus on over the next year. In the first blog
post of 2014, we will showcase the new upgrades, equipment and improvements
that Faspro will have this year. Our management has implemented a massive
reinvestment strategy involving the purchase of new equipment.
The first piece of new equipment we purchased is an
Amada LC-C1 NT Turret Punch and Laser Combo. This machine allows us to cut
any materials up to ¼ inch thick. The turret portion can cut intricate openings
in the parts while the laser cuts the perimeter and allows for unusual part
designs as it isn’t limited to the tooling available for the turret. The turret
portion also allows for minor forming operations including bending drawing and
shear forming. This way, less time and operations are spent in creating a new
part. This machine will drastically improve our lead times, as well as increase
the amount of materials we can use and parts we can make.
The next piece of hardware Faspro purchased is an
Amada HD 10003 ATC Brake Press. This is a 110 ton press with an impressive
bending length of 120.47 inches and an open height of 24.4 inches, with a stroke
of 7.9 inches. This machine is servo hydraulic and comes with an automatic tool
changer with a capacity of 33 tools. This brake press’ capacity allows us to
form parts with a multitude of complex bends completely in a few minutes at most.
This machine drastically decreases our set-up and forming times so that we can
ship out orders even faster than before.
The last piece of equipment we purchased is a Series
4 Pemserter. This press allows us to insert PEM studs, nuts and bolts into our
parts in a very quick fashion. This machine allows us to shorten our assembly
process time.
With these 3 new machines, Faspro Technologies
expands its capabilities to encompass laser turret cutting, the forming of
thicker gauge sheet metal, and sheet metal insertions. This year, Faspro is
insourcing most of the sheet metal cutting, forming and assembly process to
both decrease our lead times and to greater control the quality of the parts we
make.
