Assembly in Action: Sheet Metal Shop Takes One and Done Approach to Hardware Insertion
Based in Abbotsford, BC, Overlanders Manufacturing is a large supplier of precision sheet metal and tubular products, including parts for the electronics industry. Many of these parts must be plated prior to fastener insertion.
For many years, fastener insertion at Overlanders required the use of several insertion presses. Assemblers would position a large quantity of parts around each insertion press, then use it as necessary to insert different fasteners into each part. This invariably resulted in each part being picked up and put down multiple times.