New fluid metering system cuts stamping company's costs
LSC is an independent stamping company that manufactures and assembles hundreds of different parts for automotive manufacturers in North America and Mexico. The company recently installed the new robotic metering workstation to apply a bead of sealant on gas tank filler necks. The new station features a Graco PrecisionFlo™ LT electronic metering and dispensing system. It replaces a manual application that, according to Harnish, was labor intensive, wasteful, and resulted in an unacceptable number of rejects. "We had reached the limit of our capabilities with the manual system. We were operating three shifts, around the clock, seven days a week. It was necessary that we develop a new application method in order to meet our customers' increased production and quality requirements, as well as to meet our target costs."