Success Story
The A. W. Cash Company was incorporated on November 13, 1920, with production operations of the company located in Decatur, Illinois. In 1934, the Riley Stoker Corporation of Worcester, Mass., acquired the stock of the A. W. Cash Company. The name of the A. W. Cash Company was changed to Cashco, Incorporated on February 18, 1972. Some of the challenges that they face is manual programming process for shop floor CNC machines was consuming too much of their time causing excessive loss of production time while limiting product through-put. They were having to maintain too many controls, code variations, and tooling. In addition to that, manual processes made planning and machine usage time estimation difficult and excessive machine tool setup time.
There are few goals that Team D3 would like to achieve with Cashco. One of it is to increase the production with the use of Autodesk Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). Next is minimizing the number of errors on the controls due to manual programming with code variations. Minimize the machine tool setup time through automated tool selection in Autodesk CAM per machine. Besides that, maximizing the output to machines through faster programming and code generation. Lastly, by expanding machine tool capabilities through complex toolpaths and synchronization in Autodesk CAM.
Cashco, Inc. engaged Team D3 to guide them through the installation and implementation of Autodesk’s FeatureCAM for all their machines as well as the development of related “post-processers” along with the creation of tool libraries.
The project resulted, through the application of Autodesk FeatureCAM, in a significant increase of production by developing speedier programs, more efficient planning processes while, providing better planning and time estimates on machine usage, and finally, more machining capabilities through the application of Autodesk CAM, to all aspects of their processes.
Autodesk FeatureCAM has allowed Team D3 to greatly reduce Cashco's machine downtime and standardize material processes in many ways. It has also given Team D3 more time to improve designs for easier assembly and machinability. Using features like the “backcutting” and “vortex” toolpaths has allowed Cashco to rough turn and mill material much faster than traditional toolpaths. Autodesk FeatureCAM also makes it easy to program complex milling features on Cashco's live tooling lathes cutting down on multiple setups and operations. Cashco can remain competitive in the ever-changing world of manufacturing and machining for many years to come.
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The Moth Wing to Sound Absorbing Acoustic Panels
The Biomimicry Alliance wanted to find an alternative method for creating sound absorption materials for application in open office work environments. They posed the question, “How would nature absorb sound?” Through investigation, they discovered the “Cabbage Tree Emperor moth” (Bunaea alcinoe) a moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae, native to Southern Africa. This unique moth can avoid its most notorious predator, a bat, and its “sonar” like ability to track its prey. The moth's wings are covered by overlapping scales that are less than (0.0098 inches) long and have a peculiar porous structure. This structure absorbs the "echolocation" sound of their predator, the bat, and thus helps them to camouflage themselves acoustically. But could The Biomimicry Alliance successfuly emulate the acoustical features of the moth’s wings and apply it to the design of acoustic panels?
Enabling a Common Data Environment for Streamlined Communications
PowerHawke, Inc. specializes in commercial electrical distribution systems with a focus on safety, preventive maintenance and renewable energy. As a subsidiary of Phalcon Electric, PowerHawke is able to draw on a variety of expertise across eight different companies including Harlan Electric, McPhee Electric, J. E. Richards and Ravex. As the organization expanded both physically and virtually, PowerHawke required a system to connect field and office personnel to speed project delivery, streamline communications and consolidate project data.
Large Greenfield Expansion 2
Hargrove is a multi-discipline Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) firm that provides comprehensive on-site support to their clients in the energy generation, manufacturing, research and development, infrastructure, and process-heavy sectors. They have completed over 22,000 projects and served over 2,100 facilities since inception. Over the last several years margins on projects have gotten tighter and project timelines have become shorter. To meet these heightened demands, Hargrove began to realize that they needed to be able to communicate more effectively between engineering disciplines, field employees, subcontractors, and owners. Also, with the constraints imposed by the current Covid-19 pandemic, employees that are being kept out of the office are creating even greater challenges when it comes to sharing data across projects. Included in their desired enhancements is to automate data output during projects whenever possible.
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