Automated
Planishing and Wire Brushing System
Product: Clothes Washer or Dryer Tub Skirt Cylinder prior to expanding
This machine is designed to be manually loaded and unloaded. The sequence is as follows:
1.
Operator loads the cylindrical skirt into grippers.
2. The planish cycle is
started. The grippers close, then the seam is planished and wire brushed to make
it smooth and clean.
Advantages and Features
- The planish wheels are designed to offset the weld seam to provide a very smooth and burr free seam on the inside of the tub.
- The gripper and transfer system are used to move the tub seam through the brushing system.
- A welded tub is produced every 60 seconds for a production rate of 60 tubs per hour.