Packard Inc designed and build five 5 of these custom high speed autoamtic pad printing systems. Our customer had a need to automate this process. We designed a custom feed system capable of running nearly 60 parts per minute. We used a vacuum interface to pick and place the stainless shims on a belt. The shims then index over to a conveyor where they are allowed to air dry. This system utilized a Tampo Pad printing system, but we have also used other manufacturers equipment such as ITW Transtech.
Please contact Pakcard Inc direct with your specific Pad Printing or Automation application.
We at packard Inc were faced with the challenge of helping to automate our customerrs existing assembly line. They had a product that needed to have a jar assembled. It was a two part jar, consisting of an outer jar and a plastic inner liner. The two than had to be pressed together. This particular customer also wanted to be able to change over and run a different size product. The challenge the engineer team at Packard Inc in Prospect was faced with was to be able to offer full system switch over, quickly and easily, to run the other product.
Our system offered the ability to change some simple guides and tooling and swap over not only the Centrifugal feeder, but also the Dial and Rotary tooling. The whole project came together without a hitch and the machine has been delivered and is in production. It is currently running at approximately 40 parts per minute even though it is capable of more. it needed to coincide with the speed of the Silk Screen Printing automation machine that feeds it.
Contact the automation Experts at Packard Inc with your exact requirements.
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Packard Inc. designed and built this custom packaging system. We built a centrifugal feeder to automatically feed the bottom portion of the box. From here it indexed down a conveyor where the operator could insert the product and any literature or additional packaging required. The next station the product advanced to was the lid feed. We built another centrifugal feeder to feed the lid of the box, and then position it over the awaiting filled product. It would then advance to the case pack system where the completed product was cross raked into an awaiting case.
This is a generic reject conveyor gate/chute made as an accessory for a Dorner Or QC conveyor.It is adjustable and will bolt on to a 2″ to 6″ wide conveyor. The fail safe spring loaded air cylinder defaults the gate to the reject position with loss of air pressure.The air valve allows control of the gate and the proximity sensor provides feedback confirmation of one of the two positions. The chute assembly is symmetrical in design and allows for assembly of either right hand or left hand exit.
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diverter chute for stamping
*Automatically divert a set number of parts at the startup of your system.
*Automatically defaults to “Reject” when air pressure is lost.
*Currently designed for several series Dorner and QC conveyors.
*Can be custom designed for your specific application.
*Improve your quality control while reducing labor costs.
We have just finished a total overhaul of our website and are pleased to announce it is up and running. We were hoping to get a fresh, clean, modern look. Stop by and see what you think. Be sure to keep us in mind for all your upcoming automation projects for 2009.
Equipped with AutoCAD 2008, our design staff’s versatility ranges from fully automated machines to the design of individual components. We offer complete, turn-key assembly and packaging lines. Packard has been supplying such diverse industries as food service, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, sporting goods, and the garment industries with machinery. These machines include; Packaging Machines, Assembly Machines, Part Sorting Equipment, Fastening Machinery and Automated Printing Machines.
High Tolerance Machine Shop Services
CNC and conventional milling and turning. Tight tolerance work, ±.0005 We also offer grinding, Wire EDM and laser cutting capabilities.
Engineering Services
Let our Engineers work for you. Whether you have a new part you need designed or would like an existing part reverse engineered, we are capable of accurately and efficiently designing it for you.
Machine Rebuilding
Packard Inc offers rebuilding, redesign and retrofitting of your existing machinery regardless of manufacturer. We have a very experienced workforce who knows how to take something apart, fix it, and then put it back together. We have rebuilt a vast array of machines from assembly machines to packaging machines.
Control Panel Design & Wiring
Built to your specifications, we will design system control and power panels for you. We also offer complete panel design, controls, PLC programming and wiring. We can also update and upgrade your existing panels. We are capable of programming most major PLC’s on the market, as well as stepper controllers, servo controllers, and many other devices too numerous to list.
Fabrication Services
Metal Sheering and break press capabilities. Sheet Metal Fabrication, machine frame fabrication & table building to your print or designed by us.
Welding Services
Welding capabilities include Mig, Tig, Steel, Stainless and Aluminum.
Packard can produce anything from a simple machined part to cams and multi-part fixtures on our state of the art 4 Axis vertical milling machines. We can just machine the parts or do complete assemblies. Whether your parts call for a simple drilling or pocketing operation, or a complex 20 tool program, we have the technology and experience to get your parts for you fast.
We at Packard know what it takes to get the job done, and get it done right. Our Certified Class A toolmakers help to assure that the quality and craftsmanship of all their work is top notch. Our state of the art CAD/CAM computer system enables us to keep our down time to a minimum, enabling us to have a very fast turnaround time.
We have a full vertical CNC milling machine center equipped with CAD/CAM computers operated by certified CAD technicians. There is also a full time engineering department on the premises to help with any questions.
Contact us today with your specific requirements. You can email or fax a drawing or sketch for a fast quote!
When our customers ask exactly what services we provide and what we do, I usually just say “We do it all.” Now that is a little general I know, but we are not just a machine builder. We are also not just a CNC part fabricator, or a welding and fabrication shop. We really are so much more. Below is a list of some of the main categories we touch on in the Machine Fabrication and Part Fabrication departments.
Complete Machine Design & Build
Equipped with AutoCAD 2009, our design staff’s versatility ranges from fully automated machines to the design of individual components.We offer complete, turn-key assembly and packaging lines.Packard has been supplying such diverse industries as food service, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, sporting goods, and the garment industries with machinery.These machines include; Packaging Machines, Assembly Machines, Part Sorting Equipment, Fastening Machinery and Automated Printing Machines.
High Tolerance Machine Shop Services
CNC and conventional milling and turning. Tight tolerance work, ±.0005 We also offer grinding, Wire EDM and laser cutting capabilities.
Engineering Services
Let our Engineers work for you.Whether you have a new part you need designed or would like an existing part reverse engineered, we are capable of accurately and efficiently designing it for you.
Control Panel Design & Wiring
Built to your specifications, we will design system control and power panels for you.We also offer complete panel design, controls, PLC programming and wiring.We can also update and upgrade your existing panels.We are capable of programming most major PLC’s on the market, as well as stepper controllers, servo controllers, and many other devices too numerous to list.
Fabrication Services
Metal Sheering and break press capabilities. Sheet Metal Fabrication, machine frame fabrication & table building to your print or designed by us.
Welding Services
Welding capabilities include Mig, Tig, Steel, Stainless and Aluminum
The Problem: We have a customer who is a metal Eyelet stamper. As soon as their Press fires up the first couple pieces it produces are not complete, “good” parts. These parts exit down the conveyor to where the awaiting operator needs to manually remove them from the belt before they enter the good product bin. The obvious problem with this is relying on a person that could easily miss a part, or simply be too preoccupied with all the other setup procedures to remember to get them. This could be catastrophic for our customer if a bad part entered their “good” products and was found by the end customer. It could mean a recall on thousands of parts all due to the simple mistake.
The Packard Inc Automated Solution: Packard Inc designed and build an automatic part diverter that would count a set number of products at start up and divert them to the bad product bin. After the set number of parts was reached, the chute would now divert the products to the “good” product bin. This particular Part Diverter can work with QC Conveyors, Dorner Conveyors, etc, because it integrates after the conveyor. The unit is controled by a small touchscreen/plc combo unit and is able to be moved from press to press with little difficulty.
automatic part diverterautomatic conveyor diverterPackard Inc part diverter and counter for eyelet applications
We were contacted by one of our customers to help solve a problem they were facing. They have a product which they need to reclaim for one reason or another. It could be due to a packaging change, or just mixing up their marketing by offering different products in a pack.
The “Old Way” of doing things was to have their operators use Razors to manually cut open the packages and reclaim the product. This posed a serious safety hazard as I am sure you can imagine. It was also a very SLOW and Tedious process.
Packard designed and built this automatic Blister opener. It uses a rotary knife to automatically open the package. This greatly reduces the risk of an operator getting hurt when opening a package of reclaimed product. The High Quality, rugged, Industrial built system will cut through even the toughest plastic clamshell blister with ease.
Call Packard today to have us custom design and build a system for your application.
In this day of computerized machine tools, there are still some types of machining jobs that require the expertise of a skilled machinist to manipulate the wheels and levers of a conventional type machine tool.
Packard Inc in Prospect, Ct has a manual machine shop that is equipped to handle a wide variety machining jobs. From large turning operations down to the smallest milling operation, our skilled craftsmen can expertly meet your manual machining needs.
Our conventional machinists meet essential prototype manufacturing needs and tooling requirements. They bring many years of experience in support of our CNC machining and sheet metal departments. Department supervisors work hand in hand with mechanical engineers to meet our customer’s R & D requirements.
Conventional machining on Bridgeports and lathes
Reverse Engineering
Packard Inc’s reverse Engineering Service is an asset to customers that need a new part manufactured but only have a physical example of the part without the drawing. We use the latest technology to accurately measure the example part, then using that information we utilize the industry standard AutoCad software to produce drawings. From those drawings we can then expertly machine precision parts.
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