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Tube Handling AutomationClinton Machine, Inc. • 1300 South Main Street • Ovid, MI 48866 • Phone +1 989.834.2235 www.clintonmachine.com Clinton Machine Message

IndexAbout UsBusiness FocusEngineering CapabilitiesProductTube Conveyors & Cooling BedsTube Packaging SystemsTube Handling Off Mill ExitTube Packout & Bundle StorageAutomated Tube Packaging SystemsAssembly & Test FixturesTube Heat Treat & HardnessRobotic Tube HandlingRobotic Handling -Stack & DestackRobotic Packout AutomationOffering ExtensiveEquipment Solutionsthrough the GroupSTRONGER THROUGHOUR DIVISIONS

Drawing on over 55 years of equipment building expertise,Clinton Machine has earned a reputation as an innovativeleader in the world of automated assembly, test and materialhandling systems. Our company is a proven resource forcustomers wanting to automate their manufacturingoperations to drive down costs and increase efficiencies.Whether we are designing & building lines of customequipment or working as a system integrator of third partytechnology and special equipment, the extent of ClintonMachine’s capabilities crosses many industries. Typicallyyou will find us serving our core markets includingAutomotive, Transportation, Bar & Tube Manufacturing, andCustom Automation, although we offer our years ofexperience to all the manufacturers seeking automatedsolutions throughout the world.Clinton Machine is a division of the Inductotherm Group ofcompanies, a global leader in the transformation of metals &processing technologies, with over (40) divisions locatedthroughout the world. Our company offers a local yet globalpresence as an experienced provider of automatedsolutions. Within the Corporation, Clinton Machine providesa unique synergy between all the divisions when workingtogether to address and solve customer challengesthroughout the world of manufacturing.At the end of the day, our company understands thedemanding challenges our customers face in today's highlycompetitive global environment. We strive to be a valuableextension of their business needs, and pride ourselves indeveloping close partnerships with our customers, built onloyalty, value, integrity, responsiveness and trust. Ourmission is to provide customers with solutions that provideoverall value to their company through innovativemanufacturing ideas, quality-built equipment, greaterefficiencies and return-on-investment.Partnering for Success

Business FocusAutomated Equipment (Design & Build):Manufacturing System IntegratorsTube Handling & Automated SystemBar & Billet Feeding & Load AutomationBar & Tube Stack & De-Stack SystemsInduction Systems IntegratorsMaterial Handling – Bar, Tube & BilletAutomated Work Cells & LinesAutomotive Custom AutomationLocation:  Ovid, Michigan USABusiness:  55+ YearsMfg. Plant: 50,000+ ft.2Aquired 2012Clinton Machine joined the groupin 2012 and supplies the Groupwith Integrated Material HandlingSolutions and CustomAutomated Equipment to offerturnkey systems to the globalmarketplace.

C U S T O MA U T O M A T I O NBar Chamfer SystemsBar Marking SystemsNDT Test SystemsBar Saw HandlingS T E E LA L U M I N U MAxles BarsTorsion BarsStabilizer BarsCoil SpringsA U T O M O T I V ET R A N S P O R T A T I O NO F F R O A DIndustries where you’ll find usBrakes / RotorsAssembly FixturesTest SystemsFastener Install Sys.C-Press Units / FixturesDynometer Test SystemsT U B EO E M M F GAssembly & Test SystemsAlum. Extrusion HandlingFoam Mold AutomationCustom Material HandlingPart Stacking/ PackagingInduction Heat Treat CellsStamping Assy FixturesShot Peen HandlingBar Transfer ConveyorsBar Bundle PackagingBar Stackers & De-stackersBundle Breakdown TableBar DescramblersDraw Bench AutomationStraightener HandlingSuspension Mfg. Equipment:Steel Mill Handling:Bundle BreakdownTube DescramblersMill Exit ConveyorsTube Transfer ConveyorsTube Packaging SystemsTube Inspection UnitsTube Assembly StationsTube Test StationsTube Forming SystemsStraightener HandlingTube Marking SystemsTube Handling & Work cells:Custom Automation:

Engineering Capabilities“Providers of Custom Automation & Material Handling Systems” Solid Modeling Designs

Tube Handling SystemsTube Conveyors & Cooling BedsCOOLING TABLES – TUBULAR PRODUCTSIndexing cooling table with tube rotationdesign for uniform cooling of tubesQNT – TUBE & PIPE HANDLING SYSTEMS:Integrated Material Handling System for plant-wide “Q&TLINE” used to process tubular product through a series heat,quench & temper & cool-down operations. Line consisted ofmultiple conveyors & various transfer systems covering over300’ft. in overall line length.

Tube Packaging SystemsIn-Line Bar/ Tube Bundling Systemwith Infeed Conveyor, Stacking station(Hex, Rounds), with end-aligner,manual banding station; bundle weighstation and bundle accumulatingconveyor system (with special featureto provide two-bundles right next toeach other to pick-up two bundles at atime with the overhead crane.

Tube Handling Off Mill ExitTube Handling Automation – Mill ExitTube Packout Systems (into WIP containers) directly offTube Mill. Tube accumulating station, layer transfer tostacking station, overhead Gantry style stacking systeminto WIP Containers. Included Infeed & outfeed conveyorsto transfer containers in & out of stacking station.

Tube Packout & Bundle StorageManual Banding & Bundle ConveyorsBundle Accumulating Crane-SaverConveyor use for transferring bundlesmade to order to shipping or rackstorageBar & Tube Packaging System. Used toreceive bars from upstream equipment &accumulate into bundle sizes depending onrequired part count or bundle weight.Bundles are end-aligned, manual bandedand tagged by order, then transferred &accumulated downstream to crane saverconveyor system.Bar Bundling System with IntegratedWeight Scale & Metering CountSystem

Automated Tube Packaging Systems

PROGRESSIVE COLD FORMING TUBE SYSTEM (steering columns)This system was used in cold-forming tubular blanks into structurally formed final details used inthe Automotive programAssembly & Test FixturesINSPECTION FIXTURE (jeepframe rails)This fixture was used to inspecta series of critical gauge pointsusing a series of non-contactsensors and radial contourgauging. The fixture included asection mounted at the end topost-pierce (2) gage holes.TUBULAR INSPECTIONSTATION for checking proper contour, hole locations, and printingfinal part identificationDUAL-SPINDLE DRILLSTATION used to install holes intubular frame component

ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEMTube Heat Treat & HardnessHORIZONTAL SCANNERHorizontal Bar & Tube Scanner system used inthe heat treat & tempering of bar & tube.System designed for either full lengthhardening or skip hardening in specific zonesalong the stock length depending onprogrammed customer requirements.Bar/Tube Bundle Packaging System off Mill ExitSystem included:Indexing Bar Metering SystemBundle Accumulation StationIntegrated Bar Count & Weight ScaleManual Banding Assist FeaturesPrinted Order Shipping TagsPowered Bundle Take-a-Way ConveyorBundle Accumulation Crane-Saver ConveyorSYSTEM FEATURES:Bundle Breakdown TableEasy-load Bar EscapementBar Rotation Infeed Systemw/ (adjustable rotation speed)Bar Pusher Feed Unit w/(adjustable feed rates)Bar Rotation Outfeed System w/ (adjustable rotation speed)Hardened Bar Accumulating Table

ROBOTIC TUBE PROCESSINGAUTOMATIONRobotic Tube HandlingDrill Rod - End Heat & Thread HardenBundle De-Stacking systemRobotic Material Handling System (2) Induction Coil, Quench & Power SupplysystemsAutomated TIR tube straightness gaugeBundle Re-Stacking systemTUBE END HT /QUENCH & TEMPER CELL(MINING INDUSTRY APPLICATION)(Integrated) Induction Power Supply & QuenchSystem designed to heat treat & temper tubeends (Drill Rod) prior to CNC thread machiningoperations.

Robotic Packout AutomationRobotic Handling Stack & Destack

Clinton Machine, Inc. ● 1300 South Main Street ● Ovid, MI 48866 ● Phone +1 989.834.2235 www.clintonmachine.com Contact us to see how we can help withyour next Automation Application.989-834-2235