Hawk Technology

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Hawk Technology Robotic Material Handling System

Robotic Material Handling System

  • Over 550lb load handling capacity
  • Accurately Palletizes parts from machining center to 5 unique bins based on part size.
  • Increased efficiency over 35% for the process it replaced
  • Intelligent feedback provides 99% uptime, and 95% quality increase
  • Runs 3 shifts 22hrs per day 6 days per week
  • Includes vision inspection, and laser ablation cleaning system
  • Includes RFID labeling technology
Hawk Robotic Welding System – Large Vessel Weldments

Robotic Welding System – Large Vessel Weldments

  • Automatic Seam Finding and Tracking
  • 50’ pipe sections, 24” to 96” diameters
  • All tooling and automation custom engineered for this solution to optimize efficiency
  • 44% efficiency improvement
  • 35% quality improvement
  • Virtually eliminated all rework on code welds
  • Greatly increased operator safety risk
  • 99% employee injury reduction
  • Increased sales volume by 15% in the first month
  • 4 month ROI
Smart Tooling – Tack Welding Fixture

Smart Tooling – Tack Welding Fixture

  • Manual, Semi-Automatic, and Automatic clamping modes
  • Clamps with force and positioner sensors to ensure an in tolerance part everytime
  • Tool comes with 15” color touch screen display
  • Display allows for operator input and shift notes, etc for engineering
  • Display allows for Work instructions for every step of the build process
  • Each load sequence displays a picture for the operator to reference
  • Tool verifies part presence/absence/and correct fit for each process step
  • Tool tracks number of welds placed, and number of inches of weld for each step
  • 55% efficiency increase
  • 95% rework reduction
  • 8 month ROI
Complete manufacturing transfer line – ROPS cab manufacturing

Complete manufacturing transfer line – ROPS cab manufacturing

  • Manufacturing of all sub components
  • Sub Component Tack fixtures auto loaded into sub welding robots
  • Sub Component Welding robots auto unloaded into final welding robots
  • Final welding robots auto unloaded into paint line
  • 9 month ROI
  • Complete cab weldment every 24-30 minutes depending on options
  • 6 of these lines installed in North America in the last 4 years
Material Handling Robot with Plasma Arc Welding

Material Handling Robot with Plasma Arc Welding

  • Produces 1 part every 12 seconds
  • Intuitive Recipe based programming capabilities
  • 12" full color HMI touch screen
  • Automated infeed and outfeed with vision sensing
  • RIA Compliant
Robotic Material Handling Bushing Press

Robotic Material Handling Bushing Press

  • Press forces up to 50,000 lbs
  • Automatically presses 14 bushings per cycle
  • Automatic magazine bushing feeder
  • Automatic bushing arbor tool change
  • Servo controlled bushing press (no hydraulics)
  • Full color HMI w/intuitive recipe based programming
Automated Pull Tester

Automated Pull Tester

  • Provides up to 144,000lbs of pull force
  • Accurately measures stress/strain within +/-.001"
  • Automatic part reject capabilities
  • Automatic data reporting to plant network
Tack Welding Fixture with Hydraulic Clamping

Tack Welding Fixture with Hydraulic Clamping

  • Locates 126 individual pieces
  • 44 hydraulic cylinders with 12 sequences
  • Hawk Technology Ltd Patented tooling ball system
Tack Welding Fixture with Pneumatic Clamping

Tack Welding Fixture with Pneumatic Clamping

  • Powered trunnions with up to 600 ft/lbs of torque
  • Integral backbone to provide outstanding weld access
  • Hardened locators with shimmability
  • Six degrees of freedom accurately for every detail
  • Full 3d parametric concurrent design
Three arm welding system

Three arm welding system

  • 20 axis welding system
  • 12,000lb capacity
  • 85' of linear track
  • Three welding arcs simultaneously
Machining Fixture

Vision Inspection System

  • 8 lane simultaneous inspection
  • Speeds up to 300 parts per minute each lane
  • Achieved .05% repeatability for inspection
  • Food Grade rated
  • Over 40 installed systems operating worldwide
Vision Inspection System

Vision Inspection System

  • 8 lane simultaneous inspection
  • Speeds up to 300 parts per minute each lane
  • Achieved .05% repeatability for inspection
  • Food Grade rated
  • Over 40 installed systems operating worldwide

Toll Free: (855) 750-HAWK
Phone: (309) 270-7000
Email: sales@hawktechnology.com


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Hawk Technology Ltd
8072 Centennial Expressway
Rock Island, IL 61201-7316

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Hawk Technology Ltd
3950 81st Ave
Rock Island IL 61201

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