An easy cell: three companies take the hassle out of wheel production. (automotive).

fully convinced wheel manufacturers can build their possess cells by buying separate lathes, drilling machines, and robot on the other hand why should they if an integrated package is faster and more productive, say Okuma America, Chiron America, and Fanuc Robotics. The three companies have lakeed resources, developing a confined apartment that turns out an aluminum wheel in as little as 53 sec

The confined apartment combines two lathes from the Charlotte-based Okuma America Corp., a drilling center made by the agency of Chiron America Inc., also of Charlotte, and a robot spume Fanuc Robotics North America Inc., Rochester Hills, Mich. As the