Tuff has diverse industrial networking experience / August 12, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

Industrial networks are a necessary component of any automated material handling system. They are set up to use standard network protocols in rugged, industrial environments that require equipment to withstand vibration, extreme temperatures, humidity, and scalability. They require customization based on the environment and application of the machinery they control. Tuff Automation has experience working with and implementing a variety of industrial network protocols. Our deep familiarity with such an array of networks further ensures our ability to customize a system that meets your exact needs

Quality assurance with photo evidence / July 14, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

The benefits of quality assurance don't stop at establishing a good relationships with your customers. Doing everything you can to make sure your product is flawless can also save you thousands of dollars in damages. If a product fails and you have no way to prove the cause of the failure happened after the product was out of your hands, then you’re setting yourself up to pay hefty, undue legal fees.

Slide Rail Conveyor: An Ergonomic Solution / July 6, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

Our customer had their employees pushing car seats down steel rails, and the force required to do this ended up causing numerous employee injuries. To address this, the customer came to us in need of something that could operate in the way the steel rails were while diminishing the force required to operate them. We came up with the slide rail conveyor, a dual-rail conveyor outfitted with skate wheels to help easily move product.

The best solution for incorporating conveyor transfers / June 9, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

On a single conveyor there can be multiple kinds of product, and they may all need different end destinations. This dynamic conveyor movement can be achieved by incorporating transfers into the conveyor system. They operate to reroute product 90 degrees. Tuff Automation's custom-designed belt transfers are easy to integrate, mounting into any live roller conveyor—line shaft, belt, or chain driven. They can cut lead times on conveyor transfers by as much as half.

A more durable alternative to scissor lifts. / March 16, 2015 by Guest User

High-cycle lift processes don’t have to mean short equipment lifespans. Pneumatic lifts are a long-lasting, cost-effective alternative to scissor lifts, and they’re a perfect high-cycle solution. Ordinary scissor lifts are rated for a lifetime of approximately 200,000 cycles. The vertically mounted cylinders on our pneumatic lifts make possible a lifetime of several million cycles. If your application exceeds a cycle time of 45 cycles per hour or 500 cycles per day, you’ll see the return on investment on a pneumatic lift in no time.