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New Production System Said to Reduce Labor/Scrap Substantially
Developed by Vinyl Link, a Utah-based company, a new vinyl window production system is said to reduce labor 50 to 75 percent and scrap up to 30 percent. The company reports the process is now in use at a window and door maker located in the West, which has already ordered three additional lines.
The Notch Above integrated production system keeps all four sides of a window sash or frame connected until they get to the welder, as the lineal is notched rather than cut through completely. At the welding stage, special Triple Play machinery in each corner shears and squares the notches before welding.
“With the Notch Above automated fabrication, lineals are always in order, you never weld out of configuration and practically your only scrap is the notch cut,” says Frank LaSusa, Vinyl Link founder and president. Other benefits of the equipment include greatly reduced material handling and floor space requirements, he notes.
The system use standard vinyl lineals. In order to determine the best yield possible, Vinyl Link analyzes 90 days of production data to optimize lineal length for a window and door manufacturer prior to delivery of a line, LaSusa explains. “As result, you basically eliminate drops.”
Vinyl Link’s first available lines are the Notch Above Frameline One and Notch Above Sashline One. Vinyl Link Triple Play welders, based on modified equipment from Stürtz Machinery Inc., are provided with each line or system. Each system is managed by Vinyl Link’s proprietary NotchWare Manufacturer software. NotchWare was written and is supported by Fenetech Inc., the industry software supplier and a Vinyl Link Alliance Partner.
The company’s frame line can produce up to 550 windows per shift with one welder, while the sash line can produce 500 units per shift with one welder, the company reports. The full Notch Above System (frame and sash) can produce up to 550 complete windows using the welders in tandem. LaSusa says each automated line could be run with one operator, but expects most customers to use more people.
Vinyl Link holds five patents on the process and technology, it reports. The company is based in Layton, Utah, where LaSusa also owns Vinyl Life Outdoor Building Products, which offers pre-processed profiles ready for assembly.
For more information, contact Vinyl Link at 801/991-1013 or info@vinyllinkusa.com.
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