ELECTRIC DRIVES & VACUUM TECHNOLOGY COMBINATION

Drawing on the skills of a highly experienced team of in-house engineering staff, a recent example is the assistance given to a major sheet metal fabrication machine builder, which needed a cost effective method of precisely picking and placing sheet metal panels.

Thorite’s engineers spent time assessing the process and proposed a solution which combined fast-acting Festo electric drive actuators with the strength and precision-placing qualities of Piab vacuum units. Now the technology has been successfully trialled and installed, resulting in a sheet metal handling solution that is said to be almost balletic in its operation – and can be seen in action on a Thorite YouTube video clip.

Speaking of this installation Ross Gowler, Thorite’s marketing and engineering services director said: "Every processing, packaging or handling problem can be overcome by utilising the best products to provide the solution. The key to our success is a combination of outstanding staff knowledge and the performance of the units we can supply, with the sheet metal handling solution being an excellent example of this formula in practical action.”