Taking Advantage of the Latest Technology

An article about Thierica Equipment was recently featured on Robotics Online.

Here’s my take…

The Sales staff and Engineers at Thierica equipment Company strive to continually improve our products. This requires us to research the latest technology and spend time with our suppliers to be

aware of their latest improvements.

Over the years, Fanuc robotics has had a complete line of robots available that would cover the requirements of the market. As customer needs changed, Fanuc has adjusted their robot line to accommodate the need. It isn’t always easy to forecast and often requires the customer base to nudge manufacturers to consider new products. The need for a compact robot became evident and the result is the Fanuc Paint Mate 200iA/5L. I just need to figure out if a 6 axis robot was a practical replacement for a 2-axis servo.

When comparing the cost of designing and manufacturing a two axis servo vs. a 6 axis robot the decision was easy. The cost was close to the same and the versatility of the robot closed the deal. We designed an indexing table to work in conjunction with the robot and the result was yet another Thierica Equipment success story.

Need to discuss your equipment needs? Contact me anytime.

Dave Kooienga

Thierica Equipment Corp.

Dave.kooienga@thiequip.com

616-453-6570 x257

Part Cleaning & Prep Is Critical To Any Class “A” Surface Finish

LET THIERICA DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO REDUCE SCRAP AND SAVE ENERGY. The use of multiple stage washers is not desirable due to high energy consumption, floor space requirements, and large price tags. Thierica has developed an in-line “dry” cleaning solution that is very effective without all the waste. The picture to the right shows a three stage robotic cleaning system that both cleans and surface treats parts just prior to painting. All done in a clean room environment with proper air flow and particulate evacuation. Typical yields with Thierica's dry cleaning systems are 95 to 98%.

Save Money With Refurbished Equipment

WITH REDUCED PRODUCTION VOLUMES, USED FINISHING SYSTEMS ARE AVAILABLE AT A FRACTION OF ORIGINAL COST! Thierica has been refurbishing these systems and redeploying them all over the world at greatly reduced capital costs. Do you have a project that created long term cost savings but was shelved do to high capital cost? Let Thierica create a low cost solution with used equipment and revitalize the project. We currently have several automated, robotic painting systems available that could meet your needs.

Thank You For Visiting Us At Coating 2009

Thanks all of you who attended the Coatings East Show and visited our booth. Robb Brewer from our Chattanooga office will follow up with all the area inquiries. You can contact Robb robb.brewer@thiequip.com or call 715-965-0995.

The International Plastics Showcase

Visit us at NPE 2009
June 22-26, 2009
McCormick Place, Chicago IL
Booth #32055

Get the latest information on the plastics industry products and equipment.

At our booth...equipment to reduce costs:
We will be showcasing equipment that can significantly reduce energy use and process variables at our booth. One of the demonstrations will be the application of robotics to increase productivity in plastics finishing and decorating to improve the process through the reduction of variables. Thierica will also be introducing energy saving software and equipment developed to significantly increase the performance of any thermal heating or cooling process. The demonstrations will be taking place at Booth #32055 - South Building. Please stop to see our latest innovations.

We will be featuring:

• Stock race car
• Fanuc six axis painting robot work cell
• Energy efficient oven concept and software presentation

Thank You To Our Open House Attendees

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2009 Open House. For those of you that were unable to attend, our recent focus has been on Energy Savings. Since most of our customers are looking for ways to reduce operation costs, we've invested a lot of our own "energy" to find ways to save yours. At the open house we featured several energy saving solutions including heat recovery and our recently developed software that monitors and controls the electric usage during peak demand. The hardware and software solutions we are proposing usually have a 6 month ROI.

Contact us to find out how we can help you lower your energy bill!

New Energy Saving Technologies

Spring is approaching and it is time get out and enjoy the weather!

Thierica has decided to kick off the season with a golf outing and open house event focused on new technologies for energy savings. 

We will be unveiling a New Hybrid Oven that utilizes dual fuel for quick start up and low cost operation. Additional double wall insulation and energy usage monitoring completes the package. Test it out for yourself and see the difference.

Dux Spray Guns will be demonstrated in our lab facility to illustrate the reduce compressed air consumption and material usage with a large number of coating applications.

Keep track of your energy savings with Thierica's Newly Developed Monitoring Software that reports usage on equipment and allows you to adjust production as needed to reduce energy costs.

Air handling equipment with Recuperative Energy Savings by utilizing the cooling effect of water wash booth scrubbers to temper the air conditions inside your spray zone.

Limited floor space? Apply Mini Paint Robots to reduce air flows and increase flexibility. See Fanuc's newest mini addition in action at our open house.

Don't miss this informative event:

May 7th at 9:00am through 4:00pm

THIERICA EQUIPMENT COMPANY
3147 North Wilson Court N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49534

Call Dominic Zerilli to RPVP at 616-453-6570 x 246