ratbldr427
Titanium
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2006
- Location
- jacksonville,fl.
I have a project to do in my spare time(if that ever happens).We have a bunch of linear actuators on our presses that for the most part are trouble free.They cost about $3,600 ea. So every one I salvage can add up quickly.
Our newest press has decided to break the screw end off several of them.Since this has never happened on any or our older presses I have been unable to find a definite cause.The only difference in them is the new press has a $14,000 compound air cylinder with a built in valve body in stead of a $500. standard cylinder.
I quizzed some of the factory personnel and they have never heard of any else having the same problem.The press is out of warranty.I told the factory rep I can't fix bad engineering and consider it a defect related to the new cylinders.
Funny although nobody else has this problem they have a fix for it!They sent a couple boxes of parts in and are waiting on down time to install.
The broken part is available @1,100 ea. I think I can make them for a couple hundred. ea.https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuit...t=&sequence=1&delivery=download&callback=yell
Our newest press has decided to break the screw end off several of them.Since this has never happened on any or our older presses I have been unable to find a definite cause.The only difference in them is the new press has a $14,000 compound air cylinder with a built in valve body in stead of a $500. standard cylinder.
I quizzed some of the factory personnel and they have never heard of any else having the same problem.The press is out of warranty.I told the factory rep I can't fix bad engineering and consider it a defect related to the new cylinders.
Funny although nobody else has this problem they have a fix for it!They sent a couple boxes of parts in and are waiting on down time to install.
The broken part is available @1,100 ea. I think I can make them for a couple hundred. ea.https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuit...t=&sequence=1&delivery=download&callback=yell