Problem: Multi-Roll
A glass fabric kitting company for wind blades needed a complex solution to decrease the man hour and increase productivity. Several fabrics of different lengths were wound manually by hand on paper core tubes.
BTU-TECH Approach
BTU-TECH analysed the process, all variants and future scenarios to answer all current and possible-in-future needs.
RESULT
BTU-TECH developed the “MultiRoll” that can can unwind several rolls, at different lengths and times, then cut and wind them on a single roll so that you have several fabrics on the same roll, in different lengths and different positions as well. All done in an automated style. The process required 4 different machines and approximately 15 operators to complete the job. The MultiRoll does all the process in a single line without any operator.
Problem: Conveyor Feeder
A glass fabric kitting company was racing with time for productivity and needed new technologies or machines for improvements.
BTU-TECH Approach
BTU-TECH analysed the production processes and the related machineries and identified one of the bottlenecks which is halt of the CNC cutting machine during the pickup of the cut fabrics on its table.
RESULT
BTU-TECH developed a conveyor feeder that works in synchronicity with the CNC and transfers the cut fabrics onto its belt so that CNC cutting machine keeps cutting non-stop while the operators pick up the cut pieces in the additional conveyor table.
Problem: Multilayer Tape Stitching Line
A glass fabric kitting company had a time consuming tape kitting process where 4 operators cut tape fabrics, positioned them onto each other and stitched them manually on a long table.
BTU-TECH Approach
BTU-TECH did not only focus on automation but also decreasing the space of production.
RESULT
BTU-TECH came up with an innovative “Multilayer Stitching Line” solution where all tape rolls are placed on a special rack from where they are unwinded and then stitched together and on a separate rack re-wound as a single roll, all in control fashioned.
Problem: Airshaft Autoloader- Unloader
A fabric kitter was spending too much time in transferring rolls between lines and also experiencing safety issues while placing heavy rolls into the safety chucks.
BTU-TECH Approach
BTU-TECH focused on safety and also precision in the connection of the shaft into the chuck.
RESULT
BTU-TECH developed a Autoloader-Unloader for airshafts that doesn’t allow manual intervention and ensures the connection of the shaft in the quickest time possible and in full safety.
Problem: Paper Rewinder
A carbon multiaxial producer had a big problem of paper waste & cost that was used as carrier in offline carbon spreader line.
BTU-TECH Approach
BTU-TECH analysed the used paper rolls, the contamination on It and specs of the paper to develop an unwinding, cleaning and winding back machine to get back perfect and new rolls again.
RESULT
The result was “Paper Rewinder” that unwinds the used paper rolls with carbon dust on them in a tension control mechanism, cleans it with brush & air, then rewinds with great precision and alignment so that the same roll can be used again and again, allowing big savings to the company and benefit to the natural resources.
