Flightcase and loudspeaker component manufacturer Penn Elcom presents its new Case Automation machine designed to assist case makers’ operations become more efficient.
Case Automation has been designed and engineered to aid specific elements of the production process by speeding up some of the most difficult and challenging tasks associated with case making such as punching extrusion and cutting 19 inch rack rails.
Penn Elcom’s Case Automation system has a footprint of just one metre square and the machine costs around 10,000 Euros, depending on which sets of quick-change tools are selected from available options.
When doing this manually, the physical cutting is wasteful and time consuming as the rail has to be cut twice to eliminate the unwanted metal and establish the correct hole positions. This also leaves large burrs that then have to be removed. To cut a pair of 19 inch rack rails using traditional methods will normally take a case maker 3 – 5 minutes.
Using the Case Automation system … it’s reduced to 5 – 10 seconds.
The same is true for cropping piano hinges – difficult to make accurately but an essential element of the flightcase industry – also time consuming. The process is reduced from minutes to seconds using the Case Automation.
With an average 80% faster turnaround for these processes and the resulting increase in productivity, the average case making operation can potentially see a return on investment in under 12 months.
Case Automation allows case builders to optimise their operations and make repeatable parts quickly and with greater precision, all improving the overall process and profitability.
Service, technical support and product training is part of the package from Penn Elcom, which has already sold several Case Automation systems worldwide.
Also at Prolight, Penn Elcom is launching a series of new patented locks and specifically the new MOL3 automatic cantilever butterfly latch. This is an upgrade to the MOL2.
In those situations when flight case locks are not quite lining up … the MOL3 allows crew and operators to more easily control the process.
Also new is the NC EXO case system, a new case system that utilizes all the standard components and enhances the construction of lightweight cases.
Visit Penn Elcoms display on stand D20 in Hall 9 at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt