HUSCO International is a global leader in the development and manufacture of hydraulic and electro-hydraulic controls for off-highway applications. Their international sites are a testament to HUSCO Internationals drive for continuous improvement with class-leading investments.
HUSCO International invested in the Venturion 450 tool presetter from ZOLLER UK. This has allowed them to enhance the precision, quality and consistency of their products to eliminate tooling failures in their production.
ZOLLER UK delivers world-leading precision of tool-setting, inspection, storage and management solutions, adding improved efficiency and value to any manufacturing process.
Project Brief:
HUSCO International is one of the largest hydraulic valve manufacturers in the world. Error-free operation is vital for HUSCO International, and they continually update their entire process machinery to ensure the highest level of accuracy and quality of their products.
HUSCO International were looking to upgrade their tool presetting solution, and made contact with ZOLLER UK to explore their tool management options.
Ian Moscrop, Production Manager at HUSCO International said:
“We put a lot of effort into machining our parts. Up to eight at a time are mounted to tombstone fixtures and there is probably around £600 worth of raw material cost on the fixture, which along with an eight-hour machining cycle, means scrap is very expensive. We had to pick the right tool presetter that could drive down tool offset errors and tool failures.”
The Solution:
HUSCO International invested in the Venturion 450 tool presetter from ZOLLER UK to reduce and eliminate tool offset errors and tool failures.
The Venturion 450 tool presetter is ideal for every CNC production environment with an enhanced structural integrity, maximum flexibility and high-level precision. It offers enhanced performance, resulting in increased productivity, as well as significant time and cost savings.
“We looked at five different machines and conducted trials all over the UK,” said Ian. “However, the ZOLLER Venturion was the only tool presetting machine that offered the ease-of-use we required. Some of the others were extremely complex to operate, but with the Venturion 450’s Pilot software we were up and running in a couple of minutes without any prior knowledge of the machine. The ZOLLER Venturion 450 is not only much quicker than our previous manual presetter, it is more accurate and repeatable as well.”
The Benefits:
Investing in Venturion 450 tool presetter from ZOLLER UK has allowed HUSCO International to advance their manufacturing processes and upgrade their old machines to the latest technologies. HUSCO International is now able to ensure full quality, accuracy and traceability of their tooling.
Ian explained the benefits of HUSCO International’s new investments:
“Before installing the ZOLLER Venturion tool presetter, we were getting measurement errors as well as tool failures which lead to a significant amount of scrap. However, since installing the ZOLLER Venturion, we have seen a massive improvement in the presetting accuracy of our tools across our eight machining centres. In just two months of operation, we have seen tool presetting errors reduce by around 70% and I don’t think we’ve had any tool failures at all. We are anticipating payback in approximately 18 months and we expect these statistics to improve even further in the coming months.”
Why ZOLLER UK?
ZOLLER UK delivers world-leading precision of tool-setting, inspection, storage and management solutions, adding improved efficiency and value to any manufacturing process.
ZOLLER UK is part of the Carfulan Group who specialise in providing the most advanced manufacturing technologies available, helping customers across their five divisions to achieve optimal performance and end-product excellence.
