COE Service Team Delivers New Life to Williams-Bayer Equipment
Sterling Heights, Mich. –Â COE Press Equipment announced that it has recently provided machine upgrades to a roll feed and straightener for automotive supplier Williams-Bayer Industries (Westland, Mich.), improving productivity and enhancing quality for this producer of stampings and assemblies.
The coil processing equipment, produced by another equipment manufacturer, was affecting Williams-Bayer productivity as material was not consistently advancing properly from the straightener to the feeder or into the press. After an evaluation by COE’s service team, it was determined that the slide blocks of the feeder were misaligned and the rollers on both the feeder and straightener needed repairs. The equipment was shipped to COE’s factory floor where the rollers were removed, compared to original CAD data and ground back to specification, then coated with a new matte chrome finish to improve the equipment’s ability to advance the material consistently. Additionally, bearings were replaced and the slide blocks adjusted so that the feeder aligned true to the die. All of the equipment was cleaned and painted to look like new.
“Rollers and bearings are high-wear items that often need to be replaced over the life of the equipment,” said COE Press Equipment General Manager Jim Ward, “The problems these issues can cause are large; the fix is usually a simple machine upgrade that can easily add 10 years of life to equipment.”
COE Press Equipment has an experienced service team that provides new equipment installation support, production issue troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, equipment repairs and rebuilds as well as making recommendations for reconditioned coil feed lines, replacements and upgrades. For more information on how to bring new productivity to your equipment, email Matt Trethewey at mat@cpec.com.
About COE Press Equipment
Coe Press Equipment is a leading provider of coil processing technology, providing comprehensive solutions for complete integrated lines as well as stand-alone roll feeds, straighteners, and reels. It offers the heaviest and widest coil feeding systems available for the global metalstamping industry today. COE services a wide variety of industries including automotive, appliance, lighting, metal processing, housewares, lawn and garden, contract stampers, tool and die builders, and many others. To learn more, visit www.cpec.com
COE Press Equipment
40459 Brentwood
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Web: www.cpec.com
Tel: (586) 979-4400
Fax: (586) 979-2970
For additional information:
Nancy Lesinski,
248 709 3040 / nancylesinski@lesinski-associates.com
Lesinski Associates,
1091 Norwich Drive,
Troy,
MI 48084-2674 United States
