In this project, we helped a manufacturer of agricultural equipment with the robotic welding and machining of a gear sprocket assembly. Composed if mild steel and alloy steel, this project required a number of our capabilities, beginning with the development of a prototype for proof of concept. This was due in part to the unique combination of machining and welding that this project required. The customer supplied drawing called out tolerances of ±0.01″ for welding and ±0.0002″ for machining. We also produced all of the tooling and fixturing in-house, which gave us a greater measure of control over quality and production.
Our capabilities as a precision manufacturer made us well suited for the project; this was combined with our logistical advantage of being local to the customer. We are one of a few robotic welding shops with finish machining capabilities.
The customer was very pleased with our quality, and the cost advantage gained by doing business with us. They have become a long term partner who we continue to service with runs of 30 to 100 of these assemblies per order; all turned over in a short as three weeks.
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