Case Study<br>Robotic Sealing System Helps Increase Production Flexibility
Lamson & Sessions is a leading producer of thermoplastic conduits, enclosures, wiring outlet boxes and accessories for the electrical, construction, consumer, power and communications markets, as well as large-diameter pipe for the wastewater market.
Based in Cleveland, the company manufactures millions of injection-molded PVC electrical wiring boxes and junction boxes per year. To achieve approval from Underwriters Lab and the Canadian Standards Association, each box requires a gasket seal to prevent water intrusion. For more than 20 years, the company used die-cut foam gaskets with adhesive backing to accomplish the sealing operation. With 13 size variations of boxes and an increasing production schedule, the manual application had a number of challenges to be addressed, including the following.