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Motion-control technology helped automate spoolchanging operations on machines that coil tubing, hose, wire, and other materials.

Coiling machines from materialhandling equipment maker Tulsa Power in Oklahoma once relied on operators to swap out empty spools. The new cut-and-transfer (ACT) coilers automatically swap spools without stopping or even slowing.

Controls from Yaskawa America’s Drives & Motion Div., Waukegan, Ill., handle two spindle servos that wind product while a guide servo traverses the spool face to evenly lay 0.032 to 1-in.- wide material without overlap. An elevation servo guides material for layering.

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