More flexibility and easier work on universal screwdrivers with ACE gas traction springs

Relief for handling and retrofitting: universal screwdriver with gas traction spring and structural dampers from ACE

The further development of the universal screwdriver from Metallatelier GmbH presented in Part 1 is equipped with gas traction springs and structural dampers from ACE in addition to small shock absorbers, which serve to protect the structure in the end positions and higher productivity. These force-saving and protective components serve to facilitate height adjustment and, in addition to the innovative overall design, are the focus of this second part of the user report.

The universal screwdrivers developed and manufactured for Bilgram Chemie GmbH from Ostrach in Oberschwaben represent a small series. The brains behind the design are David Fuchs, inventor of the utility model-protected predecessor and owner of Metallatelier GmbH, as well as designer Sunyam Riegger and the assembly team from Deggenhausen in the Lake Constance district. Based on their experience with the design of the first series, the primary objectives for further development were to increase the production speeds of the special machines, to increase flexibility, and to make handling easier for the operating personnel in shift operation. These requirements arose primarily from the fact that since the COVID 19 pandemic, Bilgram Chemie GmbH has had to fill and screw different-sized bottles with disinfectants in large quantities in the shortest possible time.