by webteam | Nov 24, 2015 | Case Study, News, Scrap Shakers
Premitec is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their first scrap shaker unit to be installed in the UK.
Baxi Boilers of Preston, took delivery of the first UK scrap shaker in November 2005. With a scrap tray clamping beam of 2,500mm, stretching along the back of the press, the ‘setters’ have to replace only the scrap trays for each tool. No spare parts have ever been required even though it has been running 12 hours/day 5 days a week for the past 10 years. As the Press Setter John Waite stated “it’s never missed a beat”.
Baxi engineers found that belt conveyors were not reliable and in many cases not shallow enough to lay under the press tools.
Being an electro mechanical scrap shaker, the Premitec unit provides a reliable alternative to belt conveyors and air shakers, as belts can tear and air shakers fail due to poor air or lack of robustness.
The Baxi tool setters found that the scrap shaker is easily adaptable to meet their requirements. A selection of trays can be mounted on the unit. Common trays can be used for different tools. The length of the trays present no problem.
Scrap Shakers can be found in many other industries, which are ideally suited for this method of transportation such as in casting, foundry, machine tools and the food industry. Many of which have replaced conventional belt conveyors.
Premitec UK are happy to celebrate Baxi’s 10th year of trouble free scrap shaking. Success made possible by a simple robust design.
If you are looking for a helpful alternative to belts and conveyors or would like more information, please give us a call.
by webteam | Aug 17, 2015 | Case Study, News, Scrap Shakers
An Hungarian white goods manufacture has recently purchased a 2.5 meter long scrap shaker from ourselves.
Having viewed the scrap shakers on YouTube, ‘Emika Elektromechanikai Zrt’ contacted Premitec UK Ltd by email and the order was placed.
After only 3 weeks the unit was installed and running well.
So we are now doing business in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, as well as the UK …of course!
by webteam | Jul 11, 2015 | Case Study, News, Scrap Shakers
How to remove the pressed part and the scrap using one scrap shaker system.
When using a progression tool, it is common to use a long conveyor to remove the scrap from the underside length of the tool and a short conveyor to remove the scrap where it emits from the press tool. Problems can be two conveyors to purchase and maintain, belts to change, conveyor clearance under tool to consider.
A UK company had the solution. By mounting one of our scrap shakers (although they call them linear transporters) at the end of the press with a long scrap tray to collect the scrap from under the press, and to that tray a second shorter tray attached to it, they were able to kill two birds with one stone. Both scrap trays are horizontal with no incline required.
This company has now reproduced this method of scrap removal on several of it’s presses. One scrap shaker and two scrap trays.
Our Scrap Shakers are helping to keep initial costs down, reducing maintenance cost to a minimum and reducing quick tool changing (SMED)..
by webteam | Jan 7, 2012 | Case Study, Conveyor Systems, News, Scrap Shakers
How to remove scrap from the back of four mechanical presses and transport into waiting scrap Bin?
The engineers initial thoughts were to use four individual scrap bins or a 14 Mtr conveyor. This could have meant emptying the scrap bins at different times in the day (Very labour intensive) or using a conveyor which may be initially costly, and costly for the spare belting.
The solution was for a Premitec Electro Mechanical Scrap Shaker, positioned to allow the scrap from each press to fall on the horizontal reciprocating scrap tray, which then, due to its vibratory action, transfers the scrap into waiting bins.
As a result the 14 metre length scrap tray is quiet, no belts to fail, no scrap to become jammed in mechanism or belts. This proves that a Scrap Shaker of any length can be used in any industry.
