Transform Automotive Takes Delivery on Dallas Industries Feed Line

Dallas Industries has announced that TransForm Automotive, a manufacturer of powertrain components, has taken delivery on a new Dallas Industries feed line.

The fully-synchronized, conventional coil feed line is rated for 30,000 lbs. x 60" wide aluminum at 9 mm thick (steel at 5 mm thick). A unique aspect of this line is the addition of the Dallas "servo-servo" feed technology. Servo-servo refers to having a servo motor on both the press feed and the straightener. When the press calls for the feed motion, both the feed and the straightener advance the material in a synchronized manner. "The technology virtually eliminates the typical slack loop and can save significant space," said a Dallas Industries spokesperson.

The line also incorporates a nine-roll straightener with automated straightener roll position (or AutoSet). AutoSet allows for some or all of the adjustable points on a feed line, such as straightener rolls, edge guides, coil guides and feed passline, to be automatically positioned based on job parameters. The feed line has an automatically-adjusting brake for the reel. The system includes a scissor-lift threading table with a table top including rollers that lies under the small loop space. The line is built on an Allen-Bradley, Ethernet-based control architecture.

For more information contact:

Dallas Industries

103 Park Street

Troy, MI 48083-2770

248-583-9400

sales@dallasindustries.com

www.dallasindustries.com