Controlling the manufacturing process should concern all business. When processes are out of control, it causes costly disruptions in manufacturing. AirFree® Technology offers a solution for this because it brings the fluid dispensing process into control, and enable companies to manufacture a product the same way every time. Here’s more information about this:
Limit Variation in Output
Out of control processes have long disrupted the manufacturing industry. The goal of manufacturing is to produce every product exactly the same way. In a successful manufacturing process, there is limited variation in the materials being used to achieve repeatability. The measurements of the same dimension on different parts of the product are the same.
When these measurements differ, it is caused by a problem in the process that is used to produce the parts. Variability means that the process is out of control. Controlling the manufacturing process limits the variation in the output.
Air-Driven Fluid Dispensers Are Problematic
Out of control fluid dispensing is caused by pneumatic fluid dispensers that are air driven. Fluid dispensers that rely on air pressure to force assembly fluid through the dispensing tip and onto a substrate are unreliable due to the fluctuations in air pressure. The plumbing between the air compressor and workstation result in pressure drops and volumetric displacement.
Turbulence, heat, and changes in viscosity are common when violent air pulses come into contact with the assembly fluid which affects the ability of the air-driven fluid dispenser to deliver prescribed amounts of material consistently. Quality control problems including variations in viscosity and dot size, dripping and waste of the material, and changes in homogeneity are common.
Embrace AirFree® Technology
Fishman Corporation’s patented AirFree® fluid dispensing technology brings the fluid dispensing process into control by eliminating air pressure and air compressors. The SmartDispenser® is Fishman’s answer to the fluid dispensing problems that are caused by erratic air pressure. Its AirFree® linear-drive dispense technology achieves the highest repeatability when dispensing assembly fluids. One dispense program can be established globally, with no change to fluid deposits as long as the same program, assembly fluid, reservoir, and dispense tip are employed in all locations.
The AirFree® technology of the SmartDispenser® eliminates fluid waste, rework, rejects, and costly air compressors. Because the SmartDispenser® brings the fluid dispensing process into control, it also reduces fluid dispensing costs throughout the duration of the program which can drop a significant amount of money to the bottom line over time.
Contact Fishman Corporation for more information about how you can bring the fluid dispensing process into control.