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Seal slitting machine The Customer

Our client is a provider of seals and sealing solutions to the global fluid power industry worldwide. The end users require reliable, high performance sealing solutions for specific hydraulic and pneumatic applications in the automotive, aerospace, mechanical handling and cylinder manufacturing industries.

The Challenge

Cutting blade with angle After production, all of our clients' plastic sealing rings have to be cut open to form a slit with a specific profile for ease of use when fitting the seal to its applications.

As the current practice of manually loading, holding and handling the seal during the slitting process was too dangerous for employees to complete, the customer requested a semi-automatic, low-cost solution from Industrial Automation that would require minimal floor space and low maintenance.

The machine had to be capable of performing various cuts, both vertical and at various angles, as well as offset slit cutting and cutting away whole sections of the seal.

Blade and plastic seal The Industrial Automation Solution

After assessing the project, Industrial Automation decided to design a cost-effective machine that would ensure operator safety whilst achieving the required throughput. The solution involves a flexible, yet highly accurate cutting blade motor design which allows the motor to be angled at 0