Tooling hole punching for name plates and print films

Tooling holes for positioning are punched automatically, with high speed and precision

Overview
The issue was that the use of hand-operated machinery is highly dependent on the skills of individual workers
Solved with automatic film processing machines
Solution that resolved this challenge

Overview

Target

Name plate and print film manufacturers

Background

Until now, positioning tooling holes for later processes, such as outline pressing, were punched one at a time by workers with hand-operated machinery.
That approach had problems with inconsistent processing precision, production efficiencies, shortages of workers, and other issues, so we introduced automatic film punchers.

Application examples

Name plates and print films

The issue was that the use of hand-operated machinery is highly dependent on the skills of individual workers

Punching holes with manual tools requires concentration, and workers cannot step away from their machines for even a moment. Moreover, processing time, accuracy, and quality were inconsistent, as they depended on each individual worker’s experience level. Punching is a tough task with long working hours, and it is difficult to obtain workers in the current climate of workforce shortages.

Challenge

Punching processes with manual tools achieved low yields, and it is challenging to raise productivity, hire workers, and stabilize quality.

Points

Low per-capita productivity
Work quality dependent on experience
Long hours and a harsh working environment

Conventional method

Solved with automatic film processing machines

The use of film punchers to automate hole punching processes with high speed and precision delivers major improvements in productivity and quality. Trim punchers offer achieve further improvements in efficiency by performing outline punching without tooling hole punching. They characteristically have very safe and user-friendly designs in full consideration of the operator.

Solution

Solved by using film punchers for punching automation and trim punchers for outline punching without tooling holes.

Points

Enhanced productivity through high-precision punching
Automatic processing, independent of experience
Operators can do other jobs during automatic processing

Solution

Pattern 1 : Film Puncher

Hole punching automation

Pattern 2 : Trim Puncher

Elimination of tooling holes

Solution that resolved this challenge

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