A Process Finally Reaches Maturity: Automatic Desiccant Filling
For window manufacturers who are absolutely dedicated to customer satisfaction, there can be a significant mix in production, as well as orders-- both of which vary greatly in size. Expectations for the insulating glass line are correspondingly high. When production requirements often necessitate running almost the entire bandwidth of insulating glass products, from spacers made of aluminum, stainless steel, and plastic, as well as muntin frames, the optimization of production is significant when switching from manual to automatic desiccant filling.
Bystronic introduces "desiccant filler AT", an automatic desiccant filling station that works at its optimum in production runs that require filling spacers of different size formats - a common occurrence when trying to keep individual orders together. Because a number of feeders can be filled at the beginning of the line, a larger buffer is created, adding flexibility to the process through pre-sorting.
Two key advantages: the larger buffer ensures that delays can be caught in pre-production. If a spacer bender fails, the cycle time of the line can still be maintained. The automatic, computer-controlled transfer of frames onto the butyl applicator eliminates the need to place the frames on the conveyor belt manually, optimizing production further.
Making the switch from manual to automatic filling is easy because the desiccant filler is always the first element in the insulating glass line. Unlike a washing machine or press, production can continue to run normally during the conversion without major interruption.
Anton Braun, Director of Production at Glas Trösch, Memmingen, Germany, has been running Bystronic's desiccant filler AT in his IG production line since 2004. "We're still reaching the average hourly number of pieces we need to. Depending on the type of frame, we're even running significantly above it in some cases. Based on the results we see today, we would switch over from manual to automatic desiccant filling again time after time."
To learn more about "desiccant filler AT" please call 800-247-3332, email: salesglass@bystronicusa.com, or visit our website at www.bystronic-glass.com.
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