Automated Cutting
Applications and Service
Production Methods offers over 20 years of experience in cutting a multitude
of products. We can offer Consulting, Training,
Maintenance, Work flow Management, Data Management,
and Automation Development on a long term or short term basis. Our experts can work with your people,
products, process directly and efficiently and allow you to focus on what’s
important: your business.
General Automated
Cutting Applications (Drag Knife, Wheel Knife, Laser, or Custom):
Drag
Knife or Tangential Knife cutting can also be used on most materials with
excellent results. This tool utilizes a small (6mm)-carbide blade, which slices
the material. This tool can be used to cut dry or Pre-preg Composites including
Fiberglas, Carbon, Graphite, and even Kevlar as well as industrial fabrics such
as vinyl, Weblon, and nylon. These knives can also be used to cut heavy
plastics with tremendous accuracy.
Notches, perimeter cuts, and interior cuts can be made with ease. These
knives can yield accuracy of better than +/- .015" in many cases.
Wheel
Knife or Round Knife cutting can be used on most materials with high speed and
excellent efficiency. This tool utilizes a small (28mm or 45mm) diameter blade,
which shears the material. Sometimes referred to as OLFA or KAI blades these
small wheels offer speed and flexibility. They can be used to cut dry or
pre-preg Composites including Fiberglas, Carbon, Graphite, and even Kevlar as
well as industrial fabrics such as vinyl, Weblon, Acrylic, and Nylon. Notches,
perimeter cuts, and interior cuts can be made with ease. Notching can also be
accomplished with a separate notching tool.
Most apparel fabrics can be cut with these tools.
Laser
cutting can be used wherever a sealed edge is needed. Anytime a woven,
non-coated, man made material is cut fraying can occur. However with a laser,
pieces cut from man made materials can be sealed in most cases to reduce the
chances of fraying before the product is finished. Although not necessary on
all products, this process can be a tremendous help to problem materials such
as dry Fiberglas, Filtration goods, and nylon.
Custom
Applications can also be developed, such as glass cutting, box making, Glue
Application, and Stringing machines. This is just the tip of the iceberg in
terms of what we have done for our customers.
We can help you select the best machine for your application
with our 20+ years of experience.
Whether you need a stack cutter, single ply, matching system, Leather
Cutter (Taurus or Total Leather Cutting Solution TLCS), conveyor, static table,
or even if Automation is not right for you we can help you determine that. We
are Independent from machine manufacturers so that means we can be objective in
our decision making process and be sure we are recommending the correct
solution for you.
Cutting Machine Services:
Maintenance: Our
fully trained staff can help you maintain your equipment, either through
training your staff or as an outside maintenance service. We stock most parts for the cutters we sell,
and we can troubleshoot your system if necessary. We also have ALL the
documentation required to get to the answer.
Training: See our training page
Moving:
We can help you move your machine across town or around the globe. Whether we
need to move it in one piece or break it down and ship it on pallets. We can help organize site preparation for
power, air, vacuum, or any other requirement. Once we move it we can set it up
and get you back into production quickly and painlessly.
Production Methods can
also offer custom adaptations to your system that will not void the warranty. We have added adaptations to several
machines to suit customer’s needs. Whether you need to feed multiple plies to a
low ply conveyor, add structural support where needed for your product, or even
add additional devices to the system controlled by existing I/O (wiring and
mechanical) we can help you create a solution.
Be sure to ask us about your wish list.
Put
our experience to work for you today! We
offer specialized solutions that are custom tailored for your business. We have
over 20 years manufacturing experience ourselves so we understand your needs.
If you don't see it here that doesn't mean we don't do it! We are in business to find
answers for companies that need them. Email us today and let us assist you in getting the most from your
business! Or if you prefer call us at (716) 568-1228
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