Application
Staging Dies Between The Maintenance Area And Production Process
Product
Problem
The Customer Needed To Decrease Their Die Changeover Times
Alternatives
Conventional Fork Lifts And Standard Pallet Rack Would Not
Fit In A Strategic Area Next To The Tool Repair And Adjacent
To Their Row Of Stamping Machines.
Rapistak Solution
Two (2) 2,000 Lb. Capacity Prostak Systems
Benefit Of Using The Prostak System
A Prostak System Was Installed On Both Sides Of And Right Next To The Die Repair Area. This Was Possible Due To The Small Foot Print Of The Prostak System. Each System Allows For Dense Storage Of Roughly 250 Dies In Only 510 Sq. Feet. The Small Footprint Also Allowed The Customer To Have The Die Repair Area And The Prostak Die Storage Work Cells Adjacent To Their Row Of Machines.
Instead Of Interrupting The Flow Of Other Manufacturing Processes By Taking A Fork Truck Away From One Process To Get A Die, They Now Use Carts To Transfer The Dies. They Can Do This Because Of The Prostak Integrated Stacker Crane And The Fact That The Work Cells Are Now Positioned Closely And Strategically.
This Resulted In An Organized, Systemized And Efficient Die Changeover Process. Not Only Did They Decrease Their Changeover Times, But They Also Decreased Cycle Times In Their Other Processes By Not “Sharing” Fork Trucks That Are Used For Multiple Processes.
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