Engineering Consultation
With nearly 40 years of experience, we can meet with your project team on-site at your facility (engineering, quality control, safety, production, and operators) to clearly define the application and the expected productive output of the project.
Installation Services
Positech can supply supervised installation (turnkey or partnership) with local contracted installation personnel or your internal maintenance personnel to assure a safe, efficient installation.
Integration Services
Positech can source and supply entire work cell solutions that may include lift assists, lift tables, conveyors, overhead rails, carts, fixtures, and other ergonomic solutions for a total project solution.
Operator and Maintenance Personnel Training
After a new piece of equipment or process is installed in your facility, it is very important that the operators, production people and maintenance personnel are trained to operate and maintain this installation safely and efficiently.
Planning & Layout Design
Positech can supply 2D and/or 3D layouts and profiles of the existing area and the product flow and production enhancement of the completed project.
Long-Term Service Support
Positech has 24-hour phone support, preventative maintenance services and spare parts support for the life of the equipment.
Case Studies
- Industry: Agriculture, Construction, Military and Defense
- Challenge: Engine Handling
The system capacity rating must be able to accommodate larger oil pans that may be manufactured at a future date. The radial reach and capacity requirements create significant moment loads. Work Cell contains obstructions and low headroom.
- Industry: Electronics, Metal Production
- Challenge: Castings
Different diameter and height of plaster molds. Molds are manually handled, rotated, and transferred. End user would like to easily handle the molds in a safe manner that protects both the operator and product handled.
- Industry: Automotive
- Challenge: Engine Handling
Two styles of exhaust assemblies are manufactured in batches. The weld fixture has clamps to hold the assemblies and the shipping racks have cradles to support the assemblies. Each rack holds ten assemblies arranged in two rows with each row containing five assemblies. Assemblies in front row are orientation 180° to the assemblies in the back row.
- Industry: Agriculture, Construction, Military and Defense
- Challenge: Engine Handling
Heavy parts were being mounted to an engine on a hanging conveyor and engines are allowed to sway. Operators had to crawl under the engine to insert shields onto installed housing with only 6″ clearance.
Lifting and inserting the counterweight, which may weigh up to 65 lbs., creates several ergonomic issues. There is a 10′ dropped ceiling above the counterweight staging area. The opening in the cabinet is only 1″ larger than the counterweight, which requires the pitched up counterweight be perfectly aligned for insertion. The cabinet is traversing the work cell moving by on a powered conveyor.
- Industry: Electronics
- Challenge: Electric/White Goods Handling
The cart has several shelves filled with electrical connectors. The application requires that the parts do not come in contact with each other as the cart is transferred in and out of the heat treat process.
- Industry: Agriculture, Construction, Military and Defense, Tire
- Challenge: Tire and Wheel Handling
The tire assembly needs to be oriented so that the hub centerline is parallel to the centerline of the axle. there is a close fit between the hub ID and axle OD. The tire assembly must be rotated to align the hub key with the axle keyway. Thus, the tire assembly is lifted, pitched, swiveled, and rotated during installation onto the axle. An overhead hoist with a sling or C-frame lifting device was used for lifting; however, this method lacked control and safety.
- Industry: Agriculture, Construction, Military and Defense
- Challenge: Engine Handling
Two machining centers in a 16′ x 16′ work cell. One operator is expected to keep the manufacturing process at peak efficiency while manhandling light, but rather large 20″ diameter parts. The safety and ability of the aging workforce to maintain the required cycle time parameters of the work cell led the end-user to seek an ergonomic solution to this material handling problem.