From Mexico to Canada with a Stop in Detroit; A Case Study in Recapitalization
Problem: Relocate three late vintage automotive production grinding machines from Mexico to Canada and retool the machines to process different components, reduce cost and provide faster return on investment.
Keep in mind, the machines will be stripped of some key components and will also be partially disassembled. Also included is a complete automation system which is also in pieces. Even though the machines are now four years old, they must meet the same statistical capability requirements as new machines. Oh and by the way, the machines from Mexico must adhere to Canada Electrical and Safety Specifications prior to entry into that country.
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Grinding Cell as Received at C & B
Reassembled Complete Cell |
India … Good for C & B Machinery,
Good for Allison Transmission
C & B Machinery has been awarded an order by Allison
Transmission to build a "Flexible" double disc grinding cell for its Chennai,
India facility; Allison Transmission India Private Limited.
The grinding cell is designed to grind the faces of transmission pinion gears
for Allison's 1000 and 2000 series transmissions. Double disc grinders
remove equal material from both faces simultaneously. This particular
machine will be arranged to grind four various pinion configurations with the
capability to grind 11 more already being produced at the plant (on grinders
previously provided by C & B).
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C & B Double Disc Grinding System in Allison's Facility in Chennai, India
Close-up of Rotary Plunge Tooling |
C & B Machinery Introduces New Bore Clamp Grinding System
C & B enthusiastically introduces our latest generation of bore clamp disc grinding solutions. Designed for transmission gears requiring absolute perpendicularity, this new generation of machine combines sound disc grinding principles with simplified tooling designs to create a grinding system with better up-time, reduced maintenance, reduced tool change time and better overall reliability. Contact C & B Machinery for more detailed information. |
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Bore Clamp Grinding System |
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Joe Parker, CEO of C & B Machinery has been elected to the Cleary University Board of Trustees for a three-year term and is currently the Vice Chair as of January 2012. (Approved by Board 1/19/2012) |
Heavy Commercial Vehicle - Transmission Project
(1) One 30” Double Disc Grinder with special Rotary Plunge tooling. Arranged for grinding commercial vehicle transmission gears. Complete turnkey cell with quick changeover, automation system, gauging – exported to INDIA.
Automotive - Engine Project
(2) Two 30" Double Disc Grinders. These are complete cells with Special Reciprocating tooling, plunge in-feed, auto load & unload, post process gauging, coolant system with chiller, and automation conveyors. These cells will be tooled to grind the crank and pin thrust faces of Connecting Rods (coplanar and non-coplanar) that will go into an engine that promotes new Green Technology. 09058 & 09059
Automotive - Transmission Project
RETOOL (4) Four 30" Double Disc Grinder. Reciprocator tooling, pick and place auto load & unload, post process gauging, automation conveyors, Eddy Current Inspection, Error Proof inspection. These cells will be tooled to finish grind automotive transmission pinion gears. 10121, 10122, 10123, 10124
Ceramic / Magnetics
RE-ENGINEER (1) Vertical double disc grinder. Tooling and cycle optimization for ceramic discs. Diamond grinding wheels. VF Drives. Machine arranged to grind a variety of flat ceramic components.
Automotive - Engine Project
RETOOL (1) One 42" Double Disc Grinder. auto load & unload, post process gauging, new automation and error proofing. This cell will be tooled to finish grind the crank and pin thrust faces of Connecting Rods. 10090
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Tools
(1) One 30” Double Disc grinder for rough and finish grinding of thread chaser inserts. Servo grinding wheel feeds, automatic dressing, automatic feedback gauging.
Automotive - Transmission Project
(1) One Cylindrical Grinder. Complete cell with tooling, plunge in-feed, Gantry auto load & unload, in-process gauging, coolant system with chiller. This custom grinder will be dedicated to grind Pinion Shafts on three surfaces in one process.
Automotive - Transmission Project
(1) One CB 36" Vertical Single Disc Grinder. Four fixtures will be tooled to grind one face of Valve Bodies. This machine is a complete cell with tooling, plunge in-feed, gantry auto load & unload, in-process gauging and pump back coolant tank.
Aircraft - Brake Systems
(1) One Multi Head Vertical Grinder. Custom built grinder with five (5) spindle heads complete with tooling, plunge in-feed, auto load & unload, in-process gauging on each spindle head. This grinder will be dedicated to grind brake components in the aerospace industry.
Automotive - Transmission Project
(2) Two 30" Double Disc Grinders. Rotary Carrier tooling, auto load & unload, post process gauging. These cells will be tooled to grind the thrust faces of Pinion Gears. 09107 - 09108
Automotive - Transmission Project
(4) Four retools / gage integration on C & B Double Disc Grinders with Rotary Carrier tooling. These four cells which are tooled to grind the thrust faces of Pinion Gears will have post process gages integrated. 09109, 09110, 09111, 09112 |
