Bin Shuffler Tower

A manufacturing customer who specializes in specific parts assembly was experiencing quality control issues. In particular, managing the parts available to the assembly had become a problem for this manufacturer. To solve quality concerns the customer designed a parts management system using 80/20 products. The system operated as such: • Four bin selection towers each held eight bins • Only the parts bins needed for the part being assembled were available • Each tower had three air cylinders, a cable pulley system, and a Tol-O-Matic brake to raise or lower the needed bins into position • Once in position the assembly technician could pull the needed parts from the parts’ bin storage The customer had already completed basic assembly on the bin towers but needed completion of final assembly in addition to a software package to control the towers.

Jul 15, 2024

Brake Press Guarding

A customer needed to guard several brake presses. The need was especially pressing for this customer because of a recent accident. The customer utilized presses from multiple manufacturers and therefore needed solutions for each press. Since safety was a factor, Controlled Motion Dynamics needed an unquestionable solution.

Jul 15, 2024

Tube Mill Controls

An irrigation equipment manufacturer had a tube mill with an obsolete control system.

Jul 15, 2024

Electric Reject

Electric Reject - Customer needed a high-speed reject actuator for their hamburger chub line. Pneumatics had typically been the method of rejecting but proved to be self-destructive and costly to maintain. CMDI provided a Linmot linear servo motor capable of doing the speeds required by the customer

Jul 15, 2024

Three Axis Servo Control

A major candy manufacturer contacted Controlled Motion Dynamics about an important motion control problem. The customer had an Aasted Mikroverk type FCT depositor that had failed. The machine used three three-axis servo drives to control three depositors. The three-axis servo drive for the center depositor had failed. The part was obsolete, so no replacement could be found. The candy manufacturer needed a solution that would stay as close as possible to the original operation. The customer asked that all existing menus be retained. The goal was to create a change that would be as seamless as possible to the operators.

Jul 15, 2024

CNC Unloader

A customer designing a machine to automatically unload a CNC machine approached CMDI for help with the linear motion and programming required to complete this machine design.

Jul 15, 2024

Tank Tester

Tank Tester - Customer needed a safe way to pressurize large tanks to check welds. CMDI provided a GAST regenerative blower with custom programing to provide a system that will pressurize the tanks from 0-50 in/H2O.

Jul 15, 2024

Conveyor Control Panel

A customer needed a conveyor control panel for a new conveyor system. Previously to solve this issue, the customer had utilized one of its own employees, but that employee had retired. Additionally, the documentation on the existing panel could not be located.

Jul 15, 2024

Stress Test Fixture

Controlled Motion Dynamics worked with a local irrigation equipment manufacturer to develop a one-time-use center pivot stress test fixture to evaluate the structural integrity of the center pivot framework.

Jul 15, 2024