Wheel Shop Automation: Automated Bearing Mount Press Machine Cell

Automation is vital to modern railway wheel shops. Automated facilities play a critical role in improving capacity and throughput in heavy haul, freight railroad, and passenger rail operations. Wheel shop operators seek new strategies to improve car and axle loadings, reduce downtime, extend rolling stock life, and manage rolling stock inventory levels. Traditional wheel shop designs often constrains these improvements. However, an advanced and agile automated wheel shop designed, manufactured, and installed by Simmons Machine Tool Corporation will meet or surpass these desired capabilities. Beyond increasing capacity and decreasing downtime, the wheel shop’s overall safety is greatly improved through decreased human interaction with equipment and wheel set components. We customize each facility to meet current and future production capabilities; only Simmons has the experience and technology to totally integrate all machines and automation systems. Combining Simmons Machine Tool Corporation’s experience and dependable machine tools with modern automation technology will enable a more productive wheel shop and keep your rail vehicles on track. An example of railway wheel shop automation is the Simmons Automated Bearing Mount Machine Cell. It performs all bearing mounting, end cap installation, and measurement processes utilizing only one or two operators, relying on escapements and a programmable robotic arm to move wheel sets components. For more information on Simmons' automated wheel shop products, please visit: http://smtgroup.com/products/automation Royalty free music licensed by www.stockmusic.net