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.
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