Dedicated fixtures simplify pump housing machining
END USER: Weir Minerals North America, (608) 221-2261, www.weirminerals.com. CHALLENGE: Streamline workholding and machining of 12', 5,000-lb. cast iron pump housings. SOLUTION: Dedicated fixtures that cut setup and machining cycle time while improving operator safety.
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END USER: Weir Minerals North America, (608) 221-2261, www.weirminerals.com. CHALLENGE: Streamline workholding and machining of 12′, 5,000-lb. cast iron pump housings. SOLUTION: Dedicated fixtures that cut setup and machining cycle time while improving operator safety. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Advanced Machine & Engineering Co., (800) 225-4263, www.ame.com
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Weir Minerals North America, Madison, Wis., manufactures pumps, hydrocyclones, valves, screen machines and media, and rubber and wear-resistant linings for mining, oil field and industrial applications.
When the company needed machining of 108 “×108 ” Class 40 cast iron slurry pump housings, it contacted Advanced Machine & Engineering Co., Rockford, Ill., to perform part of the required contract manufacturing.
Courtesy of AME
A dedicated fixture cut setup and cycle time while improving operator safety when milling 5,000-lb. cast iron pump housings at AME.
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