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Manufaturing Upgrade

A dramatic upgrade, designed and installed by DRM, to a plant in Matamoras, Mexico,.

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A demonstration in DRM's expertise in robotic engineering.

dispensing
Paint and Dispensing systems require a complex combination of systems for A.O. Smith


A DRM onsite technician guides the setting of a tank outside the plant.

First designed on 3D CAD, a complex piping system at the plant.
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Consumer Goods
Industries Served

We take lessons learned from Automotive and other highly interactive industries and apply that same knowledge to Consumer Goods.  We find many clients thrive in an atmosphere of integrator teamwork and timely managed results. 

• Apparel Distributors

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Ball Bearing Manufacturing
• Capturing of Water to be Bottled
• Color Ad Printing
• Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing

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 Light Car and Heavy Truck Tire Manufacturing
• Lumber Mills
• Office Products Material Extrusion
• Steel Build Manufacturing
• Tile Manufacturing
• Water Heater Manufacturing
Project Profiles/ Application Experience Examples: Technologies Used
 

Timken Housed Bearing Manufacturing
The Timken Company had an existing assembly line that assembled various housed bearings.  Many of the electrical and CNC components had become obsolete.  DRM developed and installed a solution that was based on the original machine operation, but leveraged the newest technologies for safety and machine control.  Multiple operator interfaces allowed simplistic adjustments from various locations.  Nineteen CNC axes were replaced with a modern PLC.  Other improvements include an RFID tracking system and servo controlled linear actuators for multi-angle drilling and tapping. 
  A.O. Smith Tank Manufacturing
DRM was selected to assist AO Smith with high speed Water Heater Tank assembly.  Automation is necessary to keep manufacturing costs at sustainable levels.  Safety PLC’s were used to operate all the machinery and protect operators.  Tank handling robots, capable of 420 pound payloads, positioned tanks within various welding machinery.  Robotic dual tank gripping tools allowed only minor processing delays while machines were unloaded and reloaded again.  Vision and servo motion rounded out these electrically complex lines. 

 
Matching technologies with integrated Solutions to answer the challenges of manufacturing
 
 

DRM L.L.C.
  
520 Crews St.
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464		  
Office:  931-766-4500  
Fax: 931-762-5314  
email: info@drmcontrols.com  
 
 
 
 
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