To better serve customers who want a rapid return on investment, to adapt and reuse existing fixtures effortlessly, and to move toward lights-out inspection, Phillips Precision, Inc. designed the only universal, quick-swap fixture system for laser marking and inspection.
The Laser Arsenal® and Inspection Arsenal® are easy-to-implement modular systems with combinable docking rails that work as a repeatable location for a variety of parts fixed on individual plates. The 12”, 18”, and 30” rails magnetically interlock to any laser marking system, breaking workflow bottlenecks by creating durable, pre-built fixtures.
“Our Loc-N-Load™ quick-swap systems utilize low-profile clamps like the Trigger-Finger™ and Cross-Bow™ and were designed to make fixturing and inspection as simple as possible by eliminating the downtime and stress that come with swapping between fixtures,” said Allan DeLisle, the technical sales coordinator for Phillips Precision. “You are guaranteed more parts per shift with these low-cost solutions.”
When comparing the industry standard one-piece grid plate with the Inspection Arsenal® quick-swap system, Phillips Precision found that using the singular grid plate took nearly 30 minutes to complete inspection, while the implementation of the quick-swap Loc-N-Load™ plates, capable of holding multiple parts, reduced inspection to only 8 minutes, saving around 22 minutes of production time across the eight parts in the study.
Laser Arsenal® is designed to fit all laser marking systems and has the same fast-swap Loc-N-Load™ fixture plates and non-marring, trigger-action clamping components for engraving and laser welding. As cobot technology advances, both palletized modular systems allow operators to stage parts for inspection and laser marking and utilize cobots to load and unload fixture plates.
The Boylston, Massachusetts-based company offers complex machining services for varying industries such as food and beverage, auto racing, and electronics and has retooled inspection labs and laser marking processes in major companies across the globe, including Apple, Google, and Hyundai Automotive.
This article was sponsored by Phillips Precision, Inc., an ISO 9001:2015 registered machine shop.
