The winner of the European Golden Tag Award was Cooper Power Tools SAS/Recoules, Frankrike

At the Exhibition:  Distribution, Logistik och Materialhantering in Malmö, Cooper Power Tools SAS/Recoules i Frankrike was given The European Golden tag Award.  The Minitag went to AMC i LÄNGHEM in Sweden and Bob Forslund who was responsible for the RFID - solution.

Here follows a brief decription of the winning soulution: AMC designed a small RFID reader that could be integrated into the drill motor body. The reader can control two antennas. The drill machine is of a modular design. It has a control unit to, amongst other features; also govern feeds, speeds and coolant supply. Depending on size and type of tool, different nose pieces can be attached to the machine. Each of the nose pieces has a small RFID tag installed. One antenna is used to verify that the correct type and size is fitted for the job to be performed.

The second antenna is mounted at the very tip of the nose piece. It is oriented so that when the machine is securely clamped in the drill bushing, the nose antenna and the bushing tag are lined up in front of each other. When the machine is first set under power, the reader automatically switches to antenna No.1. As soon as the nose piece has been identified and verified to be the correct one, the machine is ready to dock onto a fixture bushing. There the bushing tag ID is read and sent to the machine control unit. There the correct program is loaded and the hole is automatically drilled, using the preset ideal cutting conditions.

The result is an improved hole quality as regards:

  • Diameter tolerance
  • Countersink depth tolerance
  • Hole finish
  • Hole straightness
  • Lack of burrs
  • No delamination in composites
  • No fiber fraying in composites
  • No metallurgical change from excess heat

Lowerd cost per hole:

  • Decrease the drilling time
  • Reduce the number of operations for a finished hole
  • Combine drilling and countersinking into one operation
  • Self clamping attachments minimize hole to hole time

Reduced inventory & capital investment:

  • Portable equipment eliminates expensive, large stationary machines
  • Simultaneous drilling and countersinking reduces total equipment requirements
  • Self clamping significantly reduces fixturing costs
  • Modular designs reduce the number of complete backup units

Improved tool economy:

  • Exact monitoring of tool life
  • Only regrinding when needed

For further information please contact:

Mr Bob Forslund AMC Lyckebo, 514 52 Långhem

Phone +46 325 406 40

Cell +46 70 289 11 42

bob@amc-hb.se

Jérôme.Galand                                                                                                                     

R&D Projects Engineer                                                                                                                        

Cooper Power Tools SAS/Recoules                                                                                       

25, avenue Maurice Chevalier                                                                                                                              

BP28                                                                                                                                                      

7831 Ozoir-la-Ferrière Cedex                                                                                                            

France

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