Customer Highlight: Better Products with Deflashing System
A Tier 2 supplier to the automotive industry had a short area of flash they were removing manually by propane torch. The company wanted the part to be deflashed as it left the moulding machine, still being held by the robotic arm. STANMECH conducted testing on the parts and developed a solution using Leister heaters and a customized nozzle. The system included closed-loop temperature control to provide precise heat to several sections of the part as it was moved by the robotic arm. The new system resulted in increased productivity, fewer parts rejected after painting, and allowed the company to reassign staff who had previously done the deflashing by hand.
Recent Articles & Case Studies
Case Study: Smoothing and Deflashing with Leister Hot-Air Blowers
Read how a large, U.S.-based global supplier of a broad range of caps and closures solved their problem with gate vestige by using a Leister MISTRAL SYSTEM.
Deflashing Plastic Parts with Hot Air
Flash on thermoplastic components can be removed with the strategic application of heat, eliminating the need for a worker to cut the flash off. However, one of the common errors made when designing a heat system to deflash parts is the overvaluation of the temperature variable. A classic misconception is that increasing the temperature alone will be enough to achieve a successful result from a deflashing system that not functioning adequately. While this may occasionally be the true, it is more frequently the case that many of the other system variables require adjustment.
5 Biggest Mistakes Made When Designing a Hot Air System
The five biggest mistakes people make when designed a hot air system and how to avoid them.
Bring the Experts in First – Lessons Learned by Those Who Didn’t
Designing an appropriate process heat system requires knowledge and experience. Unfortunately, this fact does not always receive the appreciation it deserves, which can lead to systems that are not well thought-out (often falling into one of the several most common pitfalls). At STANMECH, we’ve seen the consequences of poorly designed systems that have proceeded forward to implementation. Read three examples including one deflashing system that did not turn out as planned.
All-in-one Tools are not One-size-fits-all!
Here at STANMECH, one of our most common customer requests is for the HOTWIND hot air blower. The HOTWIND is a well-designed combination heater/blower and it works extremely well in the right application. The attraction is obvious: it's everything you need in a compact package, it is capable of reaching the target temperature you require, and it looks more affordable because it’s only one unit rather than two.
Steps to Designing a Hot Air System
On the surface, designing an effective hot air system can seem like a simple exercise. However there is an underlying complexity which, when ignored, can result in wasted time and money. The purpose of this four part series is to keep the reader from going down the wrong path when in most cases it can be avoided by more thinking more carefully about the hot air system they are designing.
Read how a large, U.S.-based global supplier of a broad range of caps and closures solved their problem with gate vestige by using a Leister MISTRAL SYSTEM.
Deflashing Plastic Parts with Hot Air
Flash on thermoplastic components can be removed with the strategic application of heat, eliminating the need for a worker to cut the flash off. However, one of the common errors made when designing a heat system to deflash parts is the overvaluation of the temperature variable. A classic misconception is that increasing the temperature alone will be enough to achieve a successful result from a deflashing system that not functioning adequately. While this may occasionally be the true, it is more frequently the case that many of the other system variables require adjustment.
5 Biggest Mistakes Made When Designing a Hot Air System
The five biggest mistakes people make when designed a hot air system and how to avoid them.
Bring the Experts in First – Lessons Learned by Those Who Didn’t
Designing an appropriate process heat system requires knowledge and experience. Unfortunately, this fact does not always receive the appreciation it deserves, which can lead to systems that are not well thought-out (often falling into one of the several most common pitfalls). At STANMECH, we’ve seen the consequences of poorly designed systems that have proceeded forward to implementation. Read three examples including one deflashing system that did not turn out as planned.
All-in-one Tools are not One-size-fits-all!
Here at STANMECH, one of our most common customer requests is for the HOTWIND hot air blower. The HOTWIND is a well-designed combination heater/blower and it works extremely well in the right application. The attraction is obvious: it's everything you need in a compact package, it is capable of reaching the target temperature you require, and it looks more affordable because it’s only one unit rather than two.
Steps to Designing a Hot Air System
On the surface, designing an effective hot air system can seem like a simple exercise. However there is an underlying complexity which, when ignored, can result in wasted time and money. The purpose of this four part series is to keep the reader from going down the wrong path when in most cases it can be avoided by more thinking more carefully about the hot air system they are designing.
What we do at STANMECHAt STANMECH we are committed to building the right solution for your unique application. We've built solutions for countless problems over our more than 40 years in business. Our unique technical know-how in heat and air behaviour is our greatest asset. We use experiments, thermal calculations, and computational modelling to design a solution that we know will work. Let us build the solution to your problem. We are your application problem solvers.
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How we do itWe start by talking with you to define the problem at hand. Then, we physically simulate your process or use thermal and fluid calculations to better understand how your products will react to heat and moving air. For more complex problems, we utilize computational modelling to help us test design concepts. We select equipment and create custom systems based on the needs of your individual problem.
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