ORION’
s design engineering group has a new tool in its arsenal:
a state of the art Waterjet
Machining Center. Prototype and production
parts alike can be produced with amazing accurancy, and with
a fraction of the lead time normally associated with steel rule
die manufacture.
- During the early phases in a product’s
design cycle, only a few parts may be needed to initially verify
its fit/function. Typically these parts are subject to later
design changes, often after tooling has been built. These tool
modifications can add up to extra delays and extra expense. ORION’s
highly skilled engineering team needs only your flat DXF or DWG
file to produce high quality parts - FAST. Our waterjet
is ideal for parts with very small, intricate features that may
otherwise require expensive hard tooling, or which cannot be
cut with tooling at all. Most of our materials are able to be
cut with plain water, using a diamond orifice which generates
a 0.005" diameter stream of water. This saves money on expensive
abrasives. In most cases , we can produce your parts in less
than one hour from the time we receive your CAD file !
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- This new equipment allows us to offer
our customers: Tool-Free Manufacture of parts, where tools are expensive and require
time to build, Improved cutting tolerances, when steel rule die
tolerances are not close enough, and the ability to cut materials
which could not be cut with steel rule dies, such as dense rubbers,
and thick plastics.
ORION is now
a distributor and fabricator of Rogers Corporation materials.
Rogers is the manufacturer of PORON® cellular urethane foams
recognized by many industries for their gasketing, sealing and
energy absorption properties. Rogers' other major product is
BISCO® brand silicone rubber materials for special, high
temperature applications.
We have been successful
in designing and using their materials - as a result, we are being
recognized for these efforts. We are pleased to be able to offer
these along with our other laminate materials to help meet all
your shielding and insulating needs.
PORON and BISCO are registered trademarks of Rogers Corporation
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New inspection
System
Orion has taken delivery on a new automated inspection system.This
system is capable of measuring parts up to 36" x 24"
x 6", as well as measuring multiple parts placed on the stage
at the same time. Once a job has been programmed and toleranced,
all the inspector needs to do is run the program. The system moves
about the part automatically, using stepper drives, and focuses
on the features being measured. Since it is automated, the inspector
may go about other business while the machine measures a part,
makeing the inspector much more effective. This also prevents
inspection from being a production bottleneck. In additon, the
system assures that all of the measurements that were programmed
to be measured are measured each and every time the job is run.
This system is also enabled with programmable lighting. This
permits the proper lighting to be used for a particular feature.
In some cases, like part edges, a profile lighting is used to
backlight the part and provide contrast. When surface features
are to be measured, coaxial and surface lighting is used to give
the best contrast for those features. Like the motion of the system,
lighting is stored for a particular feature, and is recalled when
the program is run.
Since this system is computerized, it is able to output measurement
data to our SPC software package. This ha probven to be a valuable
tool to our Quality Assurance staff. It also prepares all inspection
data records, including actual meaurements, deviation from nominal,
and out of tolerance conditions.
It is this type of commitment to improvement that has helped
ORION become a leader in providing high quality products to our
customers.
Request for CAD files
To utilize this system and further minimize the risk of errors
its requested that our customers supply us with a CAD file of
their products. Currently, ORION is capable of accepting drawings
in either the *.DWG or *.DXF formats by using the latest version
of AutoCAD R.14 drawing software.
The best way to send files is either by mail (3.5" floppy
disk) or by e-mail. E-mail should be directed to Larry Bonney,
Quality Assurance Manager, at LBonney@OrionIndustries.com
. It is preferable for larger files like *.DXF to be compressed
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Preco III
- Bigger, Faster, More Accurate
In a world where electronics seem to
be getting smaller, it seems strange that the parts our customers
ask us to produce keep getting larger. To accommodate the increasing
need of larger parts, ORION recently added yet another piece of
high speed die cutting machinery to its repertoire; a Preco series
III automatic die cutting system.
As a complement to our other Preco presses,
this machine has some very unique features. It is capable of cut
to print registration of +/- 0.003" due to its fiberoptic
registration system. The press is fitted with a floating bolster
plate, capable of floating tools weighing up to 2000 pounds! By
using the fiberoptic system, the bolster can move the tool, in
the X, Y and theta (rotational) directions, to provide accurate
cut to print registration.
This system is also capable of cutting
large parts up to 24 " x 30". This system has a feature
list too long to mention here, but some of the highlights are:
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24" x 30" cutting surface |
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60 tons of cutting force |
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Micrometer controlled cutting depth, capable
of kiss cutting |
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Feed system capable of driving 1"
thick materials. |
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Computer controlled electronic system which
stores individual job settings for quick job set-up. |
We purchased this press for several reasons.
We found this press to be ideally suited for the new generation
of EMI shielding products, where shields are required to have
the foil recessed around edges and holes to prevent shorting,
or where the die must be registered to each piece for an accurate
cut.
We also needed to increase our production
capacity, and this machine fit the bill. With a throughput rate
of up to 7,000 pieces per hour on the smallest parts, ORION is
able to offer some of the most competitive labels, insulators,
and adhesive backed gaskets in the industry. By bringing the die
precisely through the material, but not through the carrier substrate,
the PRECO is capable of delivering parts on space-saving rolls
which make the customer's assembly process neater and more efficient.
Whether our customers require large chassis
insulators or selectively cut shields, this press is ready. It
is uniquely suited to meet our wide range of demands so that we
may supply our customers with the parts they need. back to top
Orion Industries Incorporated
One Orion Park Drive Ayer,
MA 01432 Phone: 978-772-6000 Fax:
978-772-0021
