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Archive for July, 2017

LCM Systems, invest £40,000 in XYZ CNC mill & lathe to expand internal machining facility

LCM Systems have recently invested in excess of £40,000 to expand their internal machining facilities.

LCM have had their own internal machine shop since 1985. The facility has historically had manually operated machines and employed highly experienced and time served , qualified toolmakers. The quality of the machined parts that are produced are top quality, these include load cell and load pin elements as well as load cell covers and ancillary parts like anti-rotation brackets and connector bosses. Generally we have only machined 1-2 piece requirements and used local sub-contractors for batch and large quantity requirements. Over the years we have built a strong relationship and partnership with these companies.

Due to a growing demand in volume of product required and the need to supply products on shorter lead times, LCM Systems have invested in two XYZ machines, which can be used as full CNC or as manual machines. The new bed mill (XYZ SMX2500) and lathe (XYZ SX 355) are now installed and producing product.

 

The new machines will provide our customers with shorter lead times on small batch run products (generally 1-10 pieces) from our own facility, due to reduced machine cycle times, but will also reduce lead times on other products machined externally by releasing capacity back into our own facility.

The machine shop team have been working the new machines hard and with real pride in the new facilities. A proud and happy team produces high quality products in the most efficient way. Below you can see an example of some of their early work.

This investment in expanding our machining facilities is just one small part of our Lean Manufacturing project, launched earlier this year. This project, as it progresses will continue to introduce efficiency and maintain the high quality that we have become respected for over many years. This will bring real value to both our existing customer base and to new customers, looking for a reliable and quality load cell partner.

100te Load Pins for Logging Application

Leaving the factory this week are 6 x 100te load pins that will be incorporated into machinery used in the logging industry. The load pins provide standard mV/V output, have environmental protection to IP67 and feature an internal greaseway. These load pins will be installed in Steep Slope Winch Assist machinery as part of the winch control mechanism that protects against overload situations by providing operators with live monitoring of line tension and line out. Steep Slope Winch Assist is used to safely secure felling machinery when undertaking wood harvesting on very steep slopes.

ATEX/IECEx Certified Bi-Directional Load Pins

Due to leave the factory today are 6 x 30te ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 & 2 approved load pins which will be installed in an automated mooring system supplied to oil & gas terminals. The mooring system eliminates the need for mooring lines by using vacuum pads to moor and release vessels. These bi-directional load pins will monitor the force on the vacuum pads to ensure it stays within pre-defined limits. They feature two integral amplifiers to provide 4-20mA output from each load cell bridge and are environmentally sealed to IP67 to ensure suitability in a marine environment. They also have 8 holes machined in the load pin head for simple and secure attachment to the mooring assembly.

2.5te submersible load pins

Two small 2.5te submersible load pins left the factory yesterday and are on there way to one of our UK customers who specialise in the provision of oilfield products. These load pins are rated for use sub-sea to 4000m and have been pressure tested to 1000psi (a service that LCM Systems can provide in-house using our hydrostatic test facility). They incorporate an integral amplifier to give 4-20mA output and have been fitted with a 4-way SubConn connector complete with a mating connector and 5 metres of moulded cable.

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