Alwayse Engineering has come up with a neat solution to the transfer of
heavy dies in a fast moving manufacturing environment. The custom-built
ball transfer table is capable of moving up to 700kg tools from a standby
storage line into or out of a press. Die lifter ball units are fitted
into the press bed, enabling transfer of dies from the ball table, which
is hinged to swing back when a die is in place and production is due to
commence. The die lifters allow easy and accurate die positioning, and
once the die is in place the lifters depress. Prior to this arrangement,
the company used a forklift truck to move the dies around. Needless to
say, the die changeover time is now considerably less, with consequent
cost savings for the manufacturer.