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Case Studies
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| Cone Bit |
During the production of oil industry drill bits, raw bits must be transported from a 2000 degree furnace to a graphite press for final compression. Sage Automation designed a custom robot to automate this process. |
| ControlLogix Upgrade | |
| Folding Carton Handling Systems |
Press-to-Gluer Systems are available as single line units or as multi-line units. Systems are available that collect the printed and cut stacks of folding cartons from multiple presses and deliver them to a central gluing area. A vast reduction in WIP is a major benefit of these systems. Justification is often made by ergonomic gains with WIP reduction being a bonus. |
| Forging Press Loader |
One of the numerous processes required in the manufacture of oil industry drill pipe is known as an "upset." This is a forging press operation that is used to thicken the end portion of the pipe wall prior to welding on tool joints. Heated pipe is inserted horizontally into the press die and moved through several die locations as the press cycles. |
| Gluer to Dock Robotic Palletizing System |
Once folded, printed cartons exit the gluer they are packed in cases and palletized for shipping. Successful automation of this palletizing process requires that open topped cases with unsealed bottoms (minor flaps out) be successfully transported from conveyor to pallet. Sage Automation designed a system to meet this customer's demands. |
| High Speed Bundle Unitizer |
Sage Automation's new corrugated bundle unitizer is capable of automatic squaring of flat or tapered bundles, either loose or tied, at rates of up to 20 bundles per minute. The modular construction of this unit enables it to be delivered in various configurations to meet the flow requirements of virtually any existing facility. |
| Layer Handling |
Distribution Centers typically stock full pallet load quantities of hundreds to thousands of different products. These full pallets must be broken down into pallets containing a mix of different SKUs for shipment to retail outlets based on time-sensitive orders. This process has historically been an extremely labor-intensive operation, and due to its manual nature, prone to errors. |
| Machine Loading |
During the manufacture of oil industry drill pipe, various size couplings or "tool joints" are friction welded to the ends of prepared pipe stock. These tool joints are cylindrical and can weigh up to 400 lbs. With length variations from 15" to 48", these parts must be precisely inserted longitudinally into the chuck jaws of the welding machine. |
| Machine Tending |
Hot billets, approximately 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, are removed from a shear and placed in the first of multiple die positions located in several heavy weight forging presses. Critical part alignment and rapid transfer are essential for quality forgings. Sage Automation designed a system to pick rectangular billets from the shear and transfer the ever-evolving part through 2 separate presses with three different cycles. The end product, a ring shaped piece, was then placed on an exit conveyor. |
| Pallet to Gluer Robotic Feeding System |
Folding cartons are made in two steps: printing and folding/gluing. Historically, the press output is stacked and stored as Work in Process (WIP). At a later time this material is then removed from storage, manually unloaded, and fed into the gluer hopper. Sage Automation designed a pallet to gluer feeding system that eliminates the manual unload and gluer feed processes. |
