PS Autogrinding Ltd and the Polish market: PSAG is headquartered in Scotland and was established in 2001. It is the exclusive distributor of Koyama automatic grinding machines in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and its subsidiary PS FoundryTech GmbH is located in Germany. Over time, PSAG has established an efficient agent network. Founder Paul Smith proudly celebrates the company's 20th anniversary. It is not 20 candles that we will blow out, but more than 500 machines have been sold since our establishment. Providing machines, services, training and spare parts for ferrous and non-ferrous metal foundries PSAG & PSFT has grown from a small company to a leading supplier of automatic grinding systems. PSAG has developed its own robot loading cell and machine options for custom control without unpleasant surprises. The first machine was installed in 2007. Compared with 139 in the UK, 67 in Turkey, or 61 in Germany, the Polish market is not the largest. 28 machines are installed, but it is a fast-growing market. The factory moves forward. Eurocast Industries sp zo. Oh. Our agent sk is an engineering company with business in two areas: casting production and casting modernization. Victaulic Polska has achieved dazzling success with the support of the installed machine’s good reputation for efficiency and reliability. In 2018, seduced by Koyama technology, it is currently equipped with 6 machines 400Si (one operator manages 2 machines and Cylindricity test)

Customer introduction: Victaulic is a global manufacturer of mechanical pipe connection methods (fittings and joints), flow control and fire protection systems, and the inventor of grooved pipe joints. The company develops innovative technologies and provides engineering services to solve the complex pipeline challenges faced by engineers, contractors, distributors, site owners and property managers. The "Victory Coupling" patented in 1919 was a revolutionary innovation that allowed pipes to be connected or connected without threads or flanging. It was adopted by a wide range of industries. Victaulic was established in 1925. . Victaulic is derived from the two words "victory" and "hydraulic", and continues to create unconventional solutions that exceed customer and industry expectations. The Victaulic Group has 13 manufacturing plants, 3000 distribution centers, 5 foundries and 4000 employees. In 1999, Victaulic acquired Polcast Foundry, a supplier of ductile iron parts. Victaulic Polska sp Zoo is located in Drezdenko (Poland), only 100 kilometers from the German border, and is part of the primary metal manufacturing industry. The company currently has 581 employees at the location of the Victaulic Polska sp zoo corporate family. Victaulic has high-quality foundries in China, Mexico, Poland and the United States. For the Polish factory, the company supports the planning of some new investment projects, such as a finishing workshop "embedded" with PS Autogrinding Ltd and the provision of a Koyama robotic grinding center.

 Victaulic understands some technical aspects of casting specifications: In our current Foundry iron fitting case, the pipe groove is deburred to the ends of the two pipes. The washer is wrapped around the top of the pipe end, the shell is wrapped around the washer and is located in the pipe groove, and then the bolt and nut are tightened with a wrench to hold them together. We can easily imagine that after finishing operations, any residual chips entering the grinding wheel may cause damage to the seal...

Victaulic and the choice of automation: In view of demographic trends and cultural and social changes, automation of grinding tasks has almost become an obligation due to recruitment issues. After the reconstruction of World War II and thirty years of prosperity, many countries gave up manual education and encouraged more intellectual trade. Candidates for grinding tasks are mainly "people missed by this system". No one will choose to become a grinder, and this kind of work will not be attractive for a long time. Labor costs have never been the first argument, but the difficulty of recruitment. This is also the elimination of bottlenecks in inline organizations.

The same reference sample from the beginning of 2020 (including acceleration and production hazards)

PS Autogrinding Ltd created "3TOOL" for tooth brushing: Victaulic has found its own layout since the first machine. Koyama's cycle time is good, and the work organization is defined as 1 operator on 2 machines. Loading and unloading is not a single task given to the operator. He is also responsible for: • Removing small residual chips caused by diamond grinding wheels on both ends of the accessory. • Check the integrity of cylindricity through the standard diameter Go/No Go at both ends of the pipe. • If necessary, straighten the wrong end with a hydraulic press and test again. PSAG has developed an extra level third tool with a spindle for brushing teeth, but it can also be used for small tools or drills... The results after choosing a brush are convincing, and the brush durability is several classes (the use of brushes) The life may be more profitable to install on several diameters. With the 3TOOL option, the operator’s pressure is less and he no longer has to worry about waiting for the next grinding cycle of one of the two machines. He canceled personal job protection because He no longer has any tools except gauges and hydraulic presses, now all the machines are equipped.

Next step: Before the robot loading unit on the two machines, we performed all the qualification tests on the accessories, and the random position on the conveyor belt is very good. The next step is to integrate RLC (Robot Loading Cell) for the 2 machines, including: • Go / No Go control steps of the 2D vision system • The program decides to put it into the final product or correct the error through the hydraulic press and test again.

Through this investment, one operator will feed 4 Koyama(s) through two conveyor belts. A Cell with a length of 4 meters will work completely autonomously for more than 1 hour, depending on the size of the accessories.

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