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Friday, June 13, 2008

G-Force Helps Workers Catch Up to Assembly Line's Output!



Convertible car tops weighing 220 lbs. are brought into a work bay where they are finished. From here they are moved to a pallet lift and prepared for a final inspection. The original finishing operation used a two-speed chain hoist to lift and move the product.
Problem:
The chain hoist inhibited production speed
Operators had trouble controlling the large parts with the chain hoist
Twisted chains and wires in hoist from operator's movements
Product was backing up in this cell effecting overall production
The Gorbel Solution: A G-Force® 330 lb. capacity Q model equipped with a G360™ swivel collector, mounted to a Gorbel Work Station Crane with an Aluminum Bridge.
Why G-Force® Was The Smart Solution: The Q model G-Force® was a great fit for the application because the G360™ swivel allowed the tooling to continuously rotate without twisting the coil cord. The workers natural flow in this application is circular which caused problems for the previous lifting devices. The speed that the operators are now able to work, and the frequency of loads they are able to handle has greatly increased. They are now able to keep up with the lines output of 22 units per hour, whereas before they were falling behind.

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