Centering, Rotation, and Transport System for Teflon Coating Aluminum Pans
Customer
Leading company in Cookware production
Location
Italy
Sector
Metalworking / Housewares Industry
Key Information
Critical Teflon spray process (non-stick coating application)
The Initial Problem
The spray painting process, although already automated, presented significant criticalities that heavily impacted costs and efficiency:
- Material and Cost Inefficiency: Due to unstable rotation, the pans oscillated during spraying. This eccentricity forced the system to use an excessive amount of Teflon to guarantee total coverage, generating constant material waste.
- High Downtime: The previous system was rigid. For every format change (pan diameter), a complex manual adjustment was required, taking approximately 4 hours of machine downtime.
- Quality of Work: Operators were forced to work in a dirty environment, characterized by repetitive and alienating tasks related to the manual setup of the line.
The Neomec Solution
Neomec addressed the challenge by designing a high-precision workpiece management system:
- Suction Cup Holding System: The heart of the innovation is a suction cup gripping system that secures the pan perfectly at the center of the axis.
- Zero Oscillation: Thanks to flawless mechanical centering, oscillation during rotation was eliminated, allowing for surgical and uniform spraying.
- Automated Format Change: The suction cup technology adapts automatically to different diameters, eliminating the need for manual intervention and physical setups between batches.
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Quantifiable Results and Benefits
The implementation of the Neomec system generated an immediate impact on ROI (Return on Investment):
Material Savings (30%)
Consumption of Teflon paint decreased by 30% thanks to rotation precision and the reduction of unnecessary spray areas.
Productivity Recovery
The elimination of the 4-hour manual adjustment at every format change drastically increased the operational availability of the line.
Staff Requalification
Labor in unhealthy and alienating environments was eliminated. Operators have been retrained for technical process supervision tasks.
Neomec’s Strength:
The customer chose Neomec because the correct technological alternative was proposed, capable of overcoming a mechanical limit that standard systems could not resolve.
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