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CNC WESTJune/July 2022
SC HYDRAULICS INVESTING IN AUTOMATION FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION
F The Leadwell LTC-25iASMY a CNC box way turning center with milling & Y-axis. It is continuously fed via a Toptek gantry style pallet loader.
ounded in 1953 by Bob Vedder and Willie Mohler, Back in 2014 CNC West Magazine met with SC SC Hydraulics has always had their own product Hydraulics about their newly installed eight pallet line of pumps. They design, engineer, manufacture, Kitamura HX400G/8APC. The Kitamura was their first
and assemble high pressure, air-driven liquid pumps, as big jump into lights out manufacturing, and one that over
well as air and gas boosters which are being used in a variety of industries and applications. They are continuously developing new products to meet the demanding requirements that their domestic and international partners require. “Since the company opened, we have been in the pump manufacturing business,” tells Jun Yang, SC’s shop manager. “Our pumps are used by oil and gas, test labs and to pump sea water, so in the worst environments they need to thrive. We run a lot of 316 material and have many outside processes, but first and foremost we must manufacture all our parts inhouse.”
the last eight years changed the way SC Hydraulics looked at running their parts. “We instantly saw value from our Kitamura,” explains Jun. “The speed, the accuracy, the lights out operation. Everything was just an improvement.” SC Hydraulics set their sights on more automation throughout their manufacturing facility and have spent the last several years adding machines that do just that. “When I came on board 17 years ago my robotics experience was a big part of being hired,” continues Jun. “The good news is that the automation is paying off for us. Every step we make has been good for the company and the bottom line.