The possible payoff: a safer, more productive pressroom and surprising ROI. Consider a metal-stamping operation responsible for relatively low production volumes across a variety of parts, using dies that weigh 15,000-plus lb. Such a scenario most likely results in multiple die changes in a given timeframe. Now imagine that die changes at this operation run an average of 2 hr. each, meaning that only two changeouts can leave the press line idle for half of a shift. That's unacceptable, and certainly no recipe for metalforming success. What if an automated quick-die-change (QDC) system could deliver changeout in 10 min.? Instead of taking 4 hr. per day, die change would only total 20 min., resulting in 3 hr. and 40 min. of added production time. And, die change could occur without human touches - a huge safety gain.
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