OVERVIEW

Ford Motor Company’s Livonia Transmission Plant wanted to update some of the CNC controls on their production machinery. The existing controls were Allen Bradley 8200 series - popular in the 1980s. Ford had experienced electrical failures at an increasing rate and realized that the control was no longer supported in the field. In addition, after years of 24/7 service, the machine’s mechanical condition was questionable.

The Olofsson 1275L, 2 spindle vertical lathe needed a complete overhaul — mechanical and electrical.

SOLUTION

Because of our past successes in supplying systems and service to Ford Motor Company, Galco was asked to supply a turnkey solution for the Olofsson. The new system was completely programmed, tested and run-off for both endurance and capability at Galco’s facility before being shipped to the customer. The new system was designed to minimize operator retraining, and the system was successfully brought on-line very quickly in the plant. The result was more accurate parts, increased uptime, easier troubleshooting and maintenance and a capability of 1.33 cpk was achieved.

OPERATION

Because of our past successes in supplying systems and service to Ford Motor Company, Galco was asked to supply a turnkey solution for the Kasper. The new system was completely programmed, tested and run-off for both endurance and capability at Galco’s facility before being shipped to the customer. The new system was designed to minimize operator retraining. The result was more increased uptime, easier troubleshooting and maintenance.