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| Application Process(s) |
Industry/Product |
Case Study No. |
Arc Welding (GMAW)
|
Heavy Vehicles:
Heavy equipment towers and tubs |
ACS-034 |
Assembly
+
Material Handling <10# |
Consumer Products:
Plastic Containers |
ACS-075 |
Case Packing
|
Consumer Goods:
PET plastic bottles |
ACS-058 |
GMAW
|
Agricultural Equipment:
Round baler pickup frames |
ACS-042 |
GMAW
+
Plasma Cutting |
Agricultural Equipment:
Irrigation pipe |
ACS-060 |
GMAW
+
Material Handling >10# |
Agricultural Equipment:
Hay Baler Roll Assemblies |
ACS-099 |
GMAW
+
Material Handling <10# |
Automotive:
Exhaust system components |
ACS-048 |
GMAW
|
Automotive:
Exhaust system components |
ACS-049 |
GMAW
+
Material Handling >10# |
Automotive:
Axle assemblies |
ACS-056 |
GMAW
|
Automotive:
Axle crossmember |
ACS-113 |
GMAW
|
Building Components Industry:
Truss Fabrication Equipment |
ACS-083 |
GMAW
|
Construction:
Telescoping Material Handler Frames |
ACS-074 |
GMAW
+
Heavy-Deposition GMAW |
Construction Vehicles:
Motorized Graders (Used for Road Maintenance, Construction Site Work) |
ACS-082 |
GMAW
|
Fabricated Metal:
Heavy-Equipment Weldments |
ACS-104 |
GMAW
|
Fabricated Metal Products:
Steel Cabinets and Doors |
ACS-077 |
GMAW
|
Fabricated Products:
Dunnage Rack Assemblies and Subassemblies |
ACS-079 |
GMAW
|
Heavy Equipment:
Skid steer loader chassis |
ACS-068 |
GMAW
|
Heavy Equipment:
Mechanized material separation baskets |
ACS-069 |
GMAW
|
Heavy Equipment:
Motor tubes for mechanized material separation baskets |
ACS-071 |
GMAW
+
Material Handling >10# |
Heavy Equipment/Off-Road Vehicle:
Skid Steer Loader ROPS Cabs |
ACS-103 |
GMAW
|
Heavy Industrial Equipment:
Heavy Equipment Subassemblies |
ACS-076 |
GMAW
|
Transportation:
Steel Gates |
ACS-059 |
GMAW (Heavy Deposition)
|
Construction Equipment:
Crane Turntable Frame Weldments |
ACS-100 |
GMAW (Heavy-Deposition)
|
Fork Trucks, Off-Road, Agriculture:
Frame Assemblies |
ACS-098 |
GMAW (Heavy-Deposition, Tandem-Arc)
|
Construction Equipment:
Crane Outriggers |
ACS-110 |
GMAW (steel and aluminum)
|
Transportation:
Heavy-walled steel and aluminum storage boxes |
ACS-070 |
GMAW Aluminum
|
Defense:
Turret bases for military vehicles |
ACS-055 |
GMAW-MetalCored Wire
|
Off-Road Vehicles and HE Trailers:
Forklift truck frames and HE Trailer subweldments |
ACS-066 |
Heavy Deposition Welding (GMAW)
|
Off-Road Vehicles:
Boom-Lift frames |
ACS-022 |
Laser Cutting
|
Automotive:
Auto bumpers |
ACS-037 |
Laser Cutting
|
Automotive:
Automobile front radiator supports |
ACS-043 |
Laser Cutting
|
Automotive:
Vehicle frames |
ACS-044 |
Laser Cutting
+
Class 4 CO2 |
Metal Forming:
Contoured, powder-coated panels |
ACS-013 |
Machine Loading >10#
+
Machine Loading |
Automotive:
Aluminum wheels |
ACS-020 |
Material Cutting
+
Nd:YAG Laser |
Automotive:
Vehicle body sides |
ACS-016 |
Material Handling
|
Automotive:
Plastic parts |
ACS-011 |
Material Handling
+
Sanding |
Automotive:
Automotive spoilers |
ACS-012 |
Material Handling
|
Automotive:
Body panels |
ACS-015 |
Material Handling
+
Laser Cutting |
Automotive:
Exhaust assemblies |
ACS-064 |
Material Handling
+
Machine Tending |
Automotive:
Automotive Console Components |
ACS-102 |
Material Handling
+
Machine Loading |
Heavy Vehicles:
Heavy Vehicles |
ACS-005 |
Material Handling
+
Palletizing >10# |
Medical Products:
Cases of Medical Products |
ACS-085 |
Material Handling
+
Palletizing |
Recording Media:
Recording Media |
ACS-004 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Packaging |
Automotive:
Engine valves |
ACS-035 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Packaging |
Automotive:
Transmission gear blanks |
ACS-039 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Assembly |
Automotive:
Brake adapter plate assemblies |
ACS-065 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Palletizing |
Automotive:
Wheel Covers |
ACS-090 |
Material Handling <10#
+
IMM Unloading |
Automotive:
Wheel Covers |
ACS-092 |
Material Handling <10#
+
IMM Tending |
Automotive:
Powertrain Mounting Hardware |
ACS-106 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Automated Tube Sorting |
Clinical Laboratories:
Specimens of Liquid Biological Material |
ACS-091 |
Material Handling <10#
|
Consumer Goods:
Glass tubes for lighting |
ACS-040 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Tray Packing |
Consumer Goods:
PET plastic bottles |
ACS-063 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Press Loading |
Electronics Manufacturer:
Round Metal Blanks |
ACS-088 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Case Packing |
Healthcare:
Medical IV kits |
ACS-026 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Assembly |
Heavy-Duty OTR Vehicles:
Vehicle Lighting and Safety Systems |
ACS-089 |
Material Handling <10#
|
Life Sciences:
Vials containing DNA samples |
ACS-057 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Machine Loading/Unloading |
Machined Components:
Machined parts |
ACS-029 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Machine Tending |
Medical:
Prosthetic Joints |
ACS-062 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Machine Loading |
Pipe Fitting:
Raw Cast Pipe Fittings (Couplings) |
ACS-094 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Case Packing |
Plastics:
Blow molded HDPE bottles |
ACS-036 |
Material Handling <10#
+
Tray Packing |
Sports/Recreation:
Golf Balls |
ACS-053 |
Material Handling <10# and >10#
+
Palletizing |
Dairy Products:
Cases of Butter |
ACS-080 |
Material Handling <10# and >10#
|
Industrial and Consumer Lighting:
Cases of incandescent lamps |
ACS-050 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Bag Palletizing |
Agriculture:
Bags of Livestock Feed |
ACS-096 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Press Tending |
Appliance:
Appliance panels |
ACS-061 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Sealant Dispensing |
Automotive:
Automotive glass |
ACS-014 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Machine Tending |
Automotive:
Wheel hubs |
ACS-072 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Loading/Unloading |
Automotive:
Chassis Frame Assemblies |
ACS-078 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Press Tending |
Automotive:
Automotive Body Interior Structural Components |
ACS-087 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Machine Tending |
Automotive:
Crankshafts |
ACS-108 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Machine Tending |
Automotive:
Crankshafts |
ACS-109 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Palletizing |
Automotive and Heavy-Duty OTR Equipment:
Lube, Air, Fuel, Hydraulic & Coolant Filters |
ACS-019 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Unloading/Palletizing |
Automotive Castings:
Differential Carriers |
ACS-107 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Dispensing |
Automotive/Heavy Truck:
Fiberglass components |
ACS-021 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Machine Tending |
Burial Caskets:
Casket lids |
ACS-073 |
Material Handling >10#
|
Computers/Electronics:
Packaged computer peripherals |
ACS-025 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Palletizing |
Construction Materials:
Cases of construction caulking |
ACS-052 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Case Packing |
Consumer Goods:
Shrink-wrapped bundles of overnight shipping envelopes |
ACS-067 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Flame Cutting |
Fabricated Metal Components:
Fabricated metal components |
ACS-033 |
Material Handling >10#
|
Fabricated Metal Products:
Part frames |
ACS-031 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Palletizing |
Fabricated Rubber Products:
Raw Rubber Bales |
ACS-007 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Case Palletizing |
Food:
Cases of dairy product |
ACS-054 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Palletizing |
Food & Beverage:
Cases of Pickled Food Products |
ACS-081 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Palletizing |
Food Manufacturing:
Bags of Powdered Consumer Product |
ACS-086 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Machine Tending |
Formed Metal Products/Plumbing:
Formed metal plumbing components |
ACS-051 |
Material Handling >10#
|
Heavy Trucks/Off-Road Vehicles:
Truck axles |
ACS-041 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Heavy-Deposition Welding (GMAW) |
Heavy Vehicle:
Axle housings |
ACS-030 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Palletizing |
Industrial Chemicals:
Bags of Silicate Product |
ACS-105 |
Material Handling >10#
+
Material Cutting |
Tube and Fittings:
Copper Tubing |
ACS-095 |
Material Handling: Ladling
+
Extraction and Degating Parts |
Automotive:
Aluminum castings |
ACS-024 |
Material Removal
+
Deburring |
Primary Metal:
Extruded Aluminum Transformer Components |
ACS-018 |
Material Removal: Laser Cutting
|
Heavy Vehicles (Truck and Bus):
Body panels |
ACS-047 |
Painting
|
Heavy Equipment:
Complex weldments |
ACS-112 |
Painting
|
Transportation:
Fabricated Weldments |
ACS-101 |
Press Tending
|
Metal Forming:
Sheet metal panels |
ACS-009 |
Resistance Welding
|
Medical Equipment:
Medical Examination Tables |
ACS-084 |
Spot Welding
|
Agricultural Equipment:
Baler Doors |
ACS-038 |
Spot Welding
|
Automotive:
Welded part assemblies |
ACS-032 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Agricultural Equipment:
Skid Steer Loader Mount Plate |
ACS-010 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Automotive:
Automotive components |
ACS-001 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Automotive:
Motor Mounts |
ACS-002 |
Welding (GMAW)
+
Material Handling |
Automotive:
Door support frames |
ACS-008 |
Welding (GMAW)
+
Heavy Deposition |
Heavy Vehicles:
Weld-intensive brackets |
ACS-003 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Heavy Vehicles:
Semi trailer axles |
ACS-006 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Motor Vehicle:
Motorcycle frames |
ACS-028 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Off-Road Vehicles:
Hydraulic cylinders |
ACS-023 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
OTR Trucks:
Fifth wheel assemblies |
ACS-045 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Petroleum:
Oil field equipment |
ACS-017 |
Welding (GMAW)
|
Pre-cast Concrete:
Steel reinforcements for concrete |
ACS-046 |
