This past Friday, ASME UD members and local professionals journeyed to Accudyne Systems Incorporated in Glasgow, Delaware to tour their facility. While we were there, tour attendees got insights into the operations of custom machine builders and the cool projects they are currently working on.
First, tour attendees were briefed on the various capabilities and market segments Accudyne Systems operates in, as well as what it means to design industrial equipment for use in a factory setting. Insight was also given into unique challenges tackled, and how the composite parts produced on machines Accudyne designed & built are used in aircraft around the world.
Afterwards, our group was split in two and the tour began in earnest. First we visited the designers and learned about machine design and workflow in the design process. Next, we walked out onto the shop floor where a composite component manufacturing cell was undergoing final assembly. This cell has a footprint of over 70 feet long by 20 feet wide with state-of-the-art machines two stories tall, all designed & built by Accudyne. We also saw super-critical fluid processing machines, prototypes, and machines just starting to be wired. A few example composite parts formed on machines Accudyne has produced can be seen in the picture below.
All in all, this was an awesome tour that all of the 17 people who went felt privileged to attend. ASME UD & ASME DE would like to thank Accudyne Systems Inc. for the opportunity to do this tour, and for being such gracious hosts.
More information about Accudyne Systems, Inc. can be found on their website: http://www.accudyne.com/