MPI to Offer Pattern and Assembly Services
MPI Inc., the worldwide leader in wax-room equipment, is expanding its base of services to include automated pattern production and assembly services. “Offering these services is a natural extension for MPI,” said Bruce Phipps, President of MPI. “We are very proud of our well-established Automated Pattern Assembly System (APAS), the world’s first fully automated, high-accuracy pattern assembly system, as well as other automated systems that are currently available for production. Utilizing this technology, we are now able to cost-effectively produce and assemble patterns which can be shipped directly to our customers.”
MPI believes that automation is the future of the industry but realizes that investing in automation is a substantial step for their customers. By offering pattern and assembly services, MPI customers are able to purchase assemblies and experience firsthand the incredible results MPI machines can produce. “Giving customers the opportunity to purchase complete assemblies which are produced automatically on MPI’s automated systems allows the customer to reap the benefits of the process without the initial commitment to purchase,” continued Bruce Phipps.
MPI has created a fully functioning wax-injection facility at its newly expanded New York-based world headquarters. MPI believes that providing automated pattern and assembly services will provide them with a real-world platform to experience the equipment in daily use. The insight gained from this process will help them to further enhance their design process as new machines are developed.
MPI is able to provide pattern and assembly services very cost-effectively because the benefits of total automation with APAS are substantial. The APAS eliminates the need for skilled labor and replaces it with a single machine operator who can be trained in one day.
With total automation, assembly variations are completely eliminated, and the number of wax patterns placed on a runner can be substantially increased because automation coupled with MPI’s patented weld process allows for highly accurate and repeatable placement. This can increase overall casting yields by 10 – 30 percent. With APAS, cycle times are two to five times faster than with manual assembly, and high-quality welds are created one hundred percent of the time. APAS eliminates wax dripping, reduces pattern drop off and reduces shell inclusions. Automated injection cells are also available to perform secondary operations that range from pattern injection to completed pattern assembly.
MPI works with their customer to produce assemblies which, when automated, produce extraordinary bottom-line results. “We believe that once clients realize that a robotics-based machine can outperform manually created assemblies in accuracy, repeatability, throughput and efficiency, they will want one for their own use,” said Bruce Phipps, President of MPI.
Customers will have the option to continue to have MPI produce and assemble their patterns or to purchase the system and have the process duplicated at their own facility.
For more information regarding pattern and assembly services, contact MPI directly.
About MPI:
MPI has been the worldwide leader in wax-room equipment for over 38 years, having produced over 1600 wax-injection machines with 98.5 percent still in active service. As the acknowledged leader in wax-room innovations, MPI has developed and introduced more systems and products than all their competition combined. To learn more, contact MPI directly.