The 4.0 Litre Piston machining equipment was purchased from: Excel Automated Systems, Inc., and Steel Master for conveyor automation; Giddings & Lewis and Accu-Cut for machining operations; Giddings & Lewis (Sheffield), Excel, Ingersoll-Rand/Centri-Spray, Autoroll, and Wisconsin Oven for assembly, inspection and wash operations.

Operation	Description	Equipment
310 A & B	Drill oil holes, Broach oil grooves & Semi-Finish wrist pin bore. Machine: 44 station transfer machine. 2 parts per transfer. (2) working machines Machine cycle time = 20.0 seconds Pieces per hour = 360 per machine	Giddings & Lewis
320 A,BC,D	Finish turn skirt form, Ring lands & Ring grooves. Machine: 7 station, dual vertical spindle, cnc piston turning machine. 2 parts per transfer. (4) working machines Machine cycle time = 30.0 seconds Pieces per hour = 240 per machine	Giddings & Lewis
330 A & B	Rough & Finish wrist pin bore to size (diamond hone). Machine: 10 station rotary indexing machine. 2 parts per transfer. (2) working machines Machine cycle time = 20.0 seconds Pieces per hour = 360 per machine	Accu-Cut Diamond Boring
340	Parts washer. (1)working machine Machine cycle time = 16.8 seconds Pieces per hour = 214	Excel Corporation
350	Final inspection and classification for size. Machine: 19 station transfer machine. (1) working machine Machine cycle time = 3.6 seconds Pieces per hour = 1000	Giddings & Lewis Measurement Div. (Sheffield)
360	Parts washer. (1) working machine Machine cycle time = 9.0 seconds Pieces per hour = 400	Ingersoll-Rand/ Centri-Spray
370	Apply "Molykote" to piston skirt. Machine: 13 station transfer machine (1) working machine Machine cycle time = 4.0 seconds Pieces per hour = 900	Autoroll Machine Corporation
380	Cure (bake) "Molykote". Machine: Continuous moving chain (1) working machine Machine cycle time = 30 minutes Pieces per hour = 900	Wisconsin Oven Corporation
400	Rework pistons with misapplied "Molykote" (baking soda blasting system). (1) working machine Machine cycle time = Manual operation	Ruemelin Mfg. Co. Inc.

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