It changes out several transfer dies per press per week, and the diesets weigh as much as 6000 lb. That means a significant amount of time where presses sit idle upon job switchovers, and brings significant employee ergonomic and safety concerns. The Timken Company, for these reasons, decided to outfit its Sylvania, GA, bearing-production plant with two custom heavy-duty dual-station die carts from Green Valley Manufacturing, Inc., Mt.
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