Ketcham & Company, Inc.

The Application: Laser Mark Drill Parts

The Solution: The client needed to replace an older slower laser with a new higher power more efficient system in order to increase capacity to meet increased production. Further, they wanted to utilize their existing work station and they wanted the laser software to interface with their manufacturing data base.

We worked with them and ran tests to select the best EO Technics laser technology for their application. The result was the selection of the EO Technics GF Series Fiber Laser, Model GF 311 30 watt fiber laser marker.

With the laser on site, old laser was removed from the work station and the new installed and running in a very short time frame. The new laser produces excellent marks and has plenty of capacity to handle not only current production requirements but future growth as well.

The Application: Cleaning steel molds used in an aluminum casting facility.

The Solution: w was an ADF Systems Model 800 High Pressure Spray Washer with a 52" diameter turntable. The washer sprays heated alkaline cleaning solution at 700 psi to clean the molds which are placed on the turntable. The turntable rotates at 6 rpm during the cleaning cycle. The cleaning solution is filtered to a 10 micron level through a dual filtration system and is returned to the reservoir for reuse. The operator loads the parts on the turntable and pushes the palm buttons to initiate the cleaning cycle. The molds are cleaned and blown dry with an automatic heated blow-off. At the end of the pre-programmed cleaning cycle, the cover automatically opens triggering an end of cycle signal.

Result: The molds are clean, dry and ready for the tool room or reuse in the foundry.

The Application: Capture smoke being generated from an EDM operation.

The Solution: A TriMist 500 Smoke & Mist Collector mounted on an adjustable floor stand with a section of flex duct mounted from the collector to the EDM machine. Now all smoke from the operation is captured by the TriMist. The TriMist is a double pass system with two esp cells and two power supplies. The entire system runs off of a standard 115 VAC electrical outlet.