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D&S In The News
D&S
MANUFACTURING INCORPORATES NEW MACHINING
AND WELDING CELL SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE
INCREASED PRODUCTION DEMAND
*Black River Falls, Wis. — Michael
Dougherty, President of D&S Manufacturing,
recently announced the company’s investment
in a cell system that will feature a Toyoda
FA800 Horizontal Machining Center and two
six axis ABB robotic welding units.
According to Rob Bucek, Production Control
Manager, the robust 61,100 lb. Toyoda FA800
was selected by a team of D&S employees,
which included machinists and welding cell
operators. “When evaluating a variety of
equipment manufacturers, our objective was
to determine where technology had taken the
machine tool industry. The group quickly
focused on Toyoda because the FA800, which
is used by large OEM manufacturers and
features an 800 mm pallet, provides D&S with
the increased capacity necessary to
accommodate higher production runs,” Bucek
stated.
D&S is experiencing significant demand in
the horizontal machining area and the
installation of the Toyoda FA800 in advance
of the robotic welding systems will enable
D&S to address current production
constraints.
Joe Lane, Continuous Improvement Manager,
commented that the capacity and size
envelope of the company’s existing ABB robot
welders are an ideal match to D&S’s current
manufacturing requirements. Therefore, D&S
is purchasing two of these same units and
incorporating them within the new cell
configuration. The two new robotic welding
units will flank the new horizontal
machining center. This will enable D&S to
efficiently manufacture two unrelated
components at the same time, dramatically
increasing productivity rates.
Lane concluded, “The production hours logged
for our existing cell system have
significantly surpassed our expectations. As
a result, both cell systems will be actively
utilized to ensure the D&S team continues to
meet the delivery commitments we have made
to our customers.”
For more than 40 years, ISO 9001:2008
certified D&S Manufacturing has served as a
custom manufacturer of exceptional quality
large scale components, assemblies and
complete weldments for a broad cross section
of well-respected corporations that include
Caterpillar, Oshkosh Corporation, Parkson,
The Trane Company and CNH. The company’s
extensive capabilities include
technologically superior machining, laser,
high definition plasma and oxy-fuel cutting,
as well as manual and robotic welding. These
resources are complemented by diverse
value-added services ranging from liquid
spray painting and shot blasting to assembly
and testing. A dedicated and highly skilled
workforce lives a commitment to superior
project management, exceptional quality,
accountability, teamwork and continuous
improvement, which empowers the company to
live its slogan, D&S …. Solid™.
For more information, please contact John
Barkley, General Manager, D&S Manufacturing,
P. O. Box 279, Black River Falls, WI, 54615,
715-284-5376, ext. 307 or fax 715-284-4084.
Send e-mail to
jbarkley@dsmfg.com, and visit D&S
Manufacturing’s Web site at
www.dsmfg.com.
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