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Scots Bearings Ltd and Festo offer a pneumatic solution for glass bottle manufacturer
On a resent emergency call-out to one of our prestigious clients, a world leader in the Glass manufacturing process, Scots Bearings Ltd were asked if we could help re-design, manufacture and supply a solution to an obsolete toothed axis air cylinder on their lear fan spray jets.
Our client advised their existing design had gone obsolete due to supplier closure and should any of their 12 machines fail there would be a massive loss of production and serious loss of revenue. An estimate of any machine failure was in the region of £4000 per manufacturing hour and with all machines running 24/7 failure is not an option.
After reviewing all the issue’s and having in-depth discussions with both the line engineers and site engineering manager, Scots Bearings Ltd, Scotland's Largest Independent Supplier of Bearing and Power Transmission Products, called upon one of the world’s leading manufacturers in air pneumatics, Festo.
It was clear from the start our client’s main worries were down-time and whether or not they could receive a product that would require minimal machine modification. As all machines had been on-site for many years and all were a key part to their manufacturing process it was crucial to work closely with the engineers to make sure that what was being proposed meant minimum down-time on installation.
The product
12 of Festo Air Pneumatic Toothed Axis Cylinders, 2 at 5mtr stroke length and 10 at 3.8mtr stroke length. (Call-off order arranged for complete project over 6 months)
Features
- All cylinders were manufactured to the clients exact machine stroke lengths and fittings.
- All cylinders accepted existing air motors.
- All cylinders were manufactured from off-the-shelf products.
Benefits
- No machine modification was required.
- No extra costs were involved over and above the cylinders.
- Spares for future overhauls were available off-the-shelf at Scots Bearings.
On completion of this project our customer has expressed their sincere thanks for working to their tight deadlines whilst keeping their budgets in sight at all times. Our solution was fast and efficient and gave them a standard off-the-shelf product. As a major user of Pneumatics our client was also able to minimize their spare parts list by using existing standard pipe &fittings from their own stock to complete the project.
Scots Bearings Glasgow would like to take this opportunity to thank all local and in-house staff at Festo for their fantastic support on this project.
For further information on our Premier Partnership with Festo or any of their products please don’t hesitate to contact your local Scots Bearings Branch - Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow or Irvine.
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Head Office
Scots Bearings Ltd.
15 & 16 Robert Leonard Centre
Kirkhill Industrial Estate
Dyce, Aberdeen
AB21 0GG
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01224 770346 |
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aberdeen@scots-bearings.co.uk |
Scots Bearings Limited is a company registered in Scotland. Registration No SC299694.
Branches
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01294 222025 |
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ayrshire@scots-bearings.co.uk |
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01382 400111 |
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dundee@scots-bearings.co.uk |
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01236 451451 |
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glasgow@scots-bearings.co.uk |
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01463 224004 |
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inverness@scots-bearings.co.uk |
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01236 322000 |
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gearboxes@scots-bearings.co.uk |