The recent installation of a Lang RoboTrex robotic system at the production facility of motorcycle and automotive brake aftermarket specialist, HEL Performance, is enabling one of the company’s Brother VMCs to run unattended 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Director Simon Lane says: “Over the past few years, rising global demand for our products has inspired us to invest in a range of cutting-edge machine tools and associated equipment. Our highly-efficient Lang RoboTrex system has been a great success in this area. The system’s installation and integration was trouble-free, and as it’s so easy to use that operator training was also very straightforward.

“Now, by ensuring that we can produce master cylinders and calipers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without stopping, our Lang RoboTrex system has enabled us to realise the full productive potential of the Brother M140X2 VMC it serves,” continues Lane. “In fact, the combination of our Brother VMC and our Lang RoboTrex system has allowed us to break all of our previous efficiency records for the production of cylinders and calipers, and enabled us to keep-pace with ever-increasing customer demand.”

Lang Technik UK director Gareth Barnet adds: “Given the nature and cycle times of HEL Performance’s parts we were confident that the RoboTrex 52 system was the ideal solution to the company’s needs, as dependant on workpiece size, each of the system’s trolleys is able to hold between 30/42 vices, each loaded with workpieces. As the RoboTrex 52 system is able to accommodate four trolleys with a total storage capacity of 120/168 vices, the automated system is able to undertake lights-out production every night.”
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