4.0 LITRE CYLINDER HEAD MACHINING LINE

The 4.0 Litre Cylinder Head machining was purchased from: Valiant International Corporation for floor standing conveyor automation and parts washer; Ingersoll Production Systems Corp., Utica Enterprises (Snyder and Lamb Technicon (Western Atlas) for machining operations; Gilman for assembly and dunk test; and Tocco for valve seat hardening.

Operation Description Equipment
305 Manual system load of Cylinder Head castings. Valiant Int'l
310 Rough Mill valve stem faces and rocker faces. Finish Mill
manifold face, valve cover face, joint face, side rail - joint side
and side rail - valve cover side.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Ingersoll Prod. Systems
315 Drill & Ream manufacturing holes and head alignment dowel
holes. Spotface, drill, chamfer & tap coil holes and accessory hole.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Ingersoll Prod. Systems
320 Drill, Rough Form & Spotface intake and exhaust valve holes.
Drill & Tap pedestal bolt holes. Drill valve cover, pipe plug,
water and head bolt holes.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Utica Enterprises
330 Finish Hollow Mill & Spotface intake and exhaust valve spring
seats and seals. Drill & Tap manifold and thermostat boss.
Spotface spark plug and bolt holes. Mill pedestal bosses and
thermostat boss. Spotface & Finish Bore rear face cup plug hole.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Utica Enterprises
(Snyder)
340 Drill push rod and right side holes. Drill & Tap spark plug holes.
Tap valve cover and pipe plug holes. Finish Form intake and
exhaust valve seats, upper & lower qualifier, valve throats, valve
guide and valve spring seats.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Lamb Technicon
(Western Atlas)
350 Parts Washer.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Valiant Int'l
10 Apply Loctite & Install Cup Plug in water jacket hole.
Apply Loctite & Install Pipe Plug in drain holes. Leak
Test water jacket.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Gilman
12 Dunk Test water jacket. (Back up to oper. #10)

Machine cycle time = Manual

20 Induction Harden exhaust valve seats.

Machine cycle time = 24.0 seconds
Pieces per hour = 150

Tocco
30 Final Inspection.

Machine cycle time = Manual

Utica Enterprises
(Snyder)

Please contact Gibbs Machinery Company, Joe Gibbs via email at joeg@gibbsmachinery.com for more information.