Customized Manufacturing Equipment
Rust International - Birmingham, AL
Indexing/Storage Rails
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From the rugged demands of foundries and paper mills to the precisely controlled environment of EMC/Antenna testing chambers, Macton engineered systems have solved some of the toughest tasks in material handling and testing systems. Macton systems have also handled such diverse tasks as creating 100-ton doors to help with the irradiation of specific food and medical products, as well as building combined lifting and turning systems for unique manufacturing processes. As with all Macton projects, industrial applications are engineered not just to be an individual product, but a seamless part of a system that increases manufacturing safety and efficiency. Wherever an application calls for heavy load capacity, repeatable precision and no downtime tolerance, Macton can provide the solution.
Key Benefits of Macton Customized Manufacturing Equipment
- Improved Material Flow – Macton's customized manufacturing applications are automated to minimize the handling time required for moving heavy-duty materials and positioning them for various processing activities within the factory location.
- Decrease in Operating and Capital Costs – The automation of these systems reduces the manpower requirements that would otherwise be needed for these factory operations – in addition, they reduce the need for support equipment such as cranes, forklifts, tow motors and other similar equipment that might otherwise be needed.
- Maximizing Usable Factory Space – Most of these systems result in a reduction in the amount of space needed to be set aside for the specific material handling and positioning tasks required – this typically happens in part due to the elimination of dead space required for parking and loading areas.
- Long-Term Reliability – All of these systems are pre-assembled and tested in our manufacturing facility to ensure that all performance criteria have been met before they are shipped out to our customers. In addition, there is a special focus in the design, engineering and fabrication of these systems to ensure that they continue to run smoothly and reliably day in and day out for the years and decades to come – this has been proven out in the dozens of factory systems we have shipped out over the years.
- Full Support Throughout Project – Macton provides full support throughout the entire project, beginning with the initial design of the system to be built, during which time Macton’s engineering staff interfaces with the manufacturer’s engineers and other professionals to provide the practical assistance and the detailed technical support needed to integrate its equipment into the overall facility.
- Ease of Equipment Installation – Macton provides a specially-trained field engineer or technician to supervise the installation, start-up and commissioning of its equipment, ensuring that it is brought on-line quickly and delivers the expected performance.
- Ongoing Post-Sale Support – Macton also provides long-term spare parts and technical support services. Long-term service contracts are also available at each of these installations for periodic inspection and maintenance programs, as well as training services, as needed. In addition, Macton provides customers with the ability to easily upgrade their control panels, drives and other systems to ensure they reflect the latest in technology.
Macton’s Approach towards Designing and Building Factory Equipment
From concept through completion, Macton serves as a professional member of the project team. Be it a single piece of equipment or a complex system, Macton works closely with the Owner’s team to design an effective, economic solution. Macton’s engineering staff provides the practical assistance and the detailed technical support needed to integrate the equipment into the overall installation. Macton also helps plan and supervise the installation, as well as start-up and commissioning the equipment, ensuring that it is brought on-line quickly and delivers the expected performance. Macton also provides long-term upgrade support for all such equipment. Macton emphasizes the design and manufacture of robust, flexible, and reliable automation which results in systems that are not only engineered to fit the correct application, but also interface painlessly with the entire manufacturing system.
Macton’s Factory Equipment Expertise
With the experience and engineering expertise gained in over sixty years of the most demanding heavy-duty applications, Macton combines innovative applications engineering with a keen appreciation of the rigors of the industrial environment. Equipment that Macton has designed for the industrial market includes turntables, lifts, transporters, conveying systems, and multiple axis motion machines. Applications have included paper mills, foundries, EMC/RFI test facilities, military installations, automotive assembly plants, aerospace facilities, and a broad spectrum of specialized applications. In addition to providing heavy-duty mechanical equipment, Macton also leads the way in control systems for such equipment.
Rotating, Translating, Lifting and Multi-Axis Structures Brochure
Customers who Purchased Customized Manufacturing Equipment from Macton – Macton has sold customized manufacturing systems to dozens of customers, including the following:
| Custom Installations | Description | Location |
| Corning Glass | 31' Diameter, 150 Ton Capacity Turntable/Lift System Used To Make Telescope Mirror Blanks | Canton, NY |
| AST/Calgon Carbon | 6' To 28' Diameter Turntables As Part Of Ion Exchange Processing Systems |
Various Worldwide Installations |
| Kawasaki Rail Car | 66 Ton Rail Car Transfer Table To Transfer and Reposition Rail Car To Tracks At 90 Degrees |
Yonkers, NY |
| Dow Chemical | 13' OD X 11' ID, 15,000 Pound Capacity Rotating Annulus | Findlay, OH |
| Siemens | 38' Diameter Turntable System for Automotive Parts Assembly Line 48' Diameter Turntable System for Automotive Parts Assembly Line |
Toledo, OH |
| *partial list |
For More Information – To get more information on our customized manufacturing systems, please feel free to contact Tony Mesa, our Product Manager for this line of products, at (203) 267-1500, ext. 25, or email him at tmesa@macton.com.