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Web App. Makes Design Of Weld Fixtures Efficient For Manufacturers.

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Rentapen Inc., the weld fixture specialist, has a web app. that Manufacturing Engineers are utilizing to save time and money.

On July 1, 2013 Rentapen Inc. introduced four new RAPid Blocks™ to their free web app. which features an exclusive line of weld-tooling components, known as RAPid Tooling Components™ (RTC).

Rentapen Inc. has been helping manufacturers, specifically, CAD Drafters and Machine Design Engineers with their weld fixture designs.  Rentapen Inc. is constantly adding to their RTC line in response to their customers need for weld fixtures fast.

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When a machine design engineer, is designing a weld fixture they can go to Rentapen’s website and download 3D models of any RAPid Tooling Components™ they want.  In fact, the designer actually creates the parts according to their specific application right on the site, without having to search in a paper catalog to find the right product number.  The site, Weld Fixture Components asks the right questions and with the answers creates the 3D parts and generates the part number.

The user can choose to download 3D models of blocks, plates, clamp risers and shims.  Rentapen’s RAPid Tooling Components™ are mostly used in weld fixtures, but have also been used in other machine tooling, like assembly fixtures.

We wanted to make it easier for machine tooling designers to find the right component for their needs.  We are excited to have the new blocks on the website and we are looking forward to our official launch of these new products in the next few weeks.

Recently, three new companies have taken advantage of Rentapen’s web app to download 3D models of RAPid Blocks™ and RAPid Shims™ into their fixture designs. First was a manufacturer of Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) out of Georgia.  Second, was a mechanical design company and the last company is a manufacturer of welding and cutting systems, which includes robotic arc welding and cutting.

Machine Design Engineers and CAD Drafters from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are able to go to Rentapen’s website and perform six quick steps to order the 3D models to place in their weld fixtures.

We encourage Tooling Engineers to save the 3D models to their libraries so that they can use them again and again. Before we created this line, companies were spending close to $100 on a similar block.  Now they buy it from us for under $40.  These components save an Machine Design Engineer’s time and their company’s money.

Rentapen Inc., is the Weld Fixture Specialist and, and is home of RAPid Tooling Components™ used in weld fixture design and build projects. Rentapen LLC, located in Butler, WI, has been providing machine tool design services to manufactures since 1976. 

Milwaukee, WI Weld Fixture Specialists Enhances Business Relationship With a Georgia Manufacturer.

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The Engineering Manager at Rentapen Inc., a growing weld-fixture design and build company, flew to Georgia to gain knowledge to better assist customer in 2013.

On June 18, 2013 Blake Peterson, Engineering Manager at Rentapen Inc met with the management team at a large Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) company that has been a customer for over a year.  Peterson went to Georgia to take a tour of their plant and to see the products that they are producing.  This visit was designed to better understand their needs, so that the weld fixtures that Rentapen creates for them are designed and built to their desires.

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“We want to be their one stop source for all of their weld fixture design and build needs,” said Engineering Manager of Rentapen, Blake Peterson.

Rentapen Inc, uses their own line of RAPid Tooling Components™ to design and build the special types of change over fixtures required by the Georgia OEM company.  The change-over fixtures allow the company to best utilize its manual and robotic weld cells and keep costs down for their customers.   The main table and rotating mechanism stays the same.   Each fixture is created on a plate that mounts to that main table.  This allows the Georgia Company to put more than one cell on a product to meet deadlines.

3D Models

Rentapen’s RAPid Tooling Components™ consist of RAPid Blocks™, RAPid Plates, RAPid Risers™ and RAPid Shims™.   Rentapen’s website makes it easy for CAD Drafters and Engineers to download the right block, plate, riser, or steel shim pack for their machine design needs.

“The quick change-over plate style weld fixtures are perfect for our RAPid Tooling Component line,” said Susan Straley, President and Owner of Rentapen Inc.  “An OEM may make only 50 of one product and then have to use the same station for producing a different product.  They can put the first fixture in storage until they need it again.  The speed of the fixture design and build, the adjustability and the accuracy provided by our components are keys to a successful weld station for an OEM.”

Rentapen Inc., is the Weld Fixture Specialist and, and is home of RAPid Tooling Components™ used in weld fixture design and build projects. Rentapen Inc, located in Waukesha, WI, has been providing machine tool design services to manufactures since 1976.  Rentapen is a Certified Woman Owned Business and owner of RAPid Tooling Components™.

 

 

Milwaukee Weld Fixture Specialists Travel 200 Miles To Deliver Custom Steel Shim Order.

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The President and Founder of Rentapen Inc., a small machine design and build services company and manufacturer of weld fixture tooling components, drove from Waukesha, WI to Iowa to deliver precision shims to their customer.

On June 6, 2013 Rentapen Inc. received a large purchase order of metal shims to be cut and delivered by June 10, 2013 from a company that they have been doing business with for many years.  The machine tool and engineering design company is using the shims for a weld tooling and machine leveling project.

Laser Cut Steel Shim Sheet.

Laser Cut Steel Shim Sheet.

The order consisted of 96 metal shim packs for a total of 480 total shims. This work order was completed in less than 24 hours by Rentapen’s excellent team including Laser Operators and assembly workers.  Rentapen’s steel shims can be designed and cut into many different shapes and thicknesses.

 

“Our culture state says that we go the extra mile.  Well sometimes we have to go more than a mile to fulfill the needs of our customers,” said President Susan Straley.

Rentapen RAPid Shims™ are often used for adjustability in weld fixtures, and work holding fixtures.  Rentapen Inc. also to cuts Die Sharpening Shims, bridge shims custom shaped shims, stainless steel, steel and Naams shaped shims.  Rentapen Inc. has been in business since 1976 and is known in the industry as “the Shim King”.  Iowa machine tool design company relies on Rentapen Inc. for all their steel shim needs.

Custom Shims

Custom Shims

Rentapen Inc. cuts hundreds of thousands of shims each year and each order is different.  They use their RAPid Order Processing System™ to quote, cut, and ship their shims faster than most companies can even get out a quote.

Rentapen Inc., is the Weld Fixture Specialist and The Shim King, and is home of RAPid Tooling Components. Rentapen Inc, located in Waukesha, WI, has been providing machine tool design services to manufactures since 1976.  Rentapen is a Certified Woman Owned Business and owner of RAPid Tooling Components™. For more information about Rentapen Inc., please call 262-542-8891.  Visit Renatpen’s Order 3D Model page to download your RAPid Tooling Components today!

 

 

Local Race Car Driver Gets Sponsorship From The Weld Fixture Specialist.

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Rentapen Inc., of Waukesha, WI, a 3D design services company and tooling components manufacturer sponsors a race car at Slinger Speedway in Slinger, Wisconsin.

On April 27, 2013 Slinger Speedway opened up their gates and let the fans come in for the first race of the season.  Paul Reagles is one of the drivers that you can see speeding around the track at around 70 miles per hour.  When Paul isn’t racing he is attending Waukesha County Technical College for a degree in Mechanical Design/Engineering.  Paul also works part time as an intern at Rentapen Inc.

Reagles is a Mechanical Design and Draft Intern at Rentapen Inc; he started in February 2013.  His main duties are to use sketches and instructions from the designer to create assemblies in Solidworks and Pro/Engineer.  Rentapen Inc. specializes in building and designing weld fixtures for companies within the manufacturing industry.  Reagles is one of three interns that Rentapen Inc currently employees.

Paul and Car

Slinger Speedway opened in 1948, and the speedway has been a popular track for racing legends and stars such as Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Rich Bickle, and Rusty Wallace.  Slinger is known as the World’s Fastest Quarter Mile Oval track and is now celebrating its 65th year of motorsports.

“I couldn’t wait for the new race season to start; I was so excited to try out my new racecar. I really appreciate all the help and support I received from Rentapen along with all my other sponsors.” said Paul Reagles

Realges races in the Slinger Bee Class which is made up of 4 cylinder front wheel drive cars.  He will be racing in a different car than last year, but he will remain in the same class.  Reagles will race a blue and black 1995 Ford Escort GT with a total of 13 sponsors, including Rentapen Inc.

Paul Reagles

“Paul is learning fast about Pro/E, CAD and machine design.  He knows how to remain alert to changes and how to pay attention just like he has to do while racing his car on the track.” said President Susan Straley

 

Rentapen’s main specialty is weld fixture design. They can design a manual or robotic welding fixtures based on the customer’s needs. Rentapen Inc. helps manufacturers that have parts that need to be welded together during production, for example, automotive, agricultural, or recreational vehicles.

Rentapen Inc., is the weld fixture specialist, and is home of RAPid Tooling Components. Rentapen Inc. has been providing machine tool design services to manufactures since 1976.  Rentapen is a Certified Woman Owned Business and owner of RAPid Tooling Components™. For more information about Rentapen Inc., please call 262-542-8891.

What Where and How of Metal Shims

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What, Where, and How of Shims and Shim Packs

I am excited about our new Free 3D CAD Models ordering service on Rentapen’s web site.  I know I promised to talk more about the simple weld fixture (weld jig), this week,  however I am delaying that because this is (I think) so COOL!!

Our line of tooling components are now even easier to use.   I invite you to play with this new 3d model downloading service.  These files are Free!  Since we are still discovering kinks, be sure to let us know if you find any problems.

The videos I have for you today are about how to use this service.  But there is so much more to learn. These videos aren’t polished, but you will get the idea.

First, I talk about shims and show how they are placed in a real fixture. You might want to turn the volume down a bit, I start in the shop…

I know I go on and on about shims at times. I am a big advocate for shimming in weld fixtures.

With so many variables involved in how much heat will be created during welding and therefore, how much distorting will occur on the product being welded, shims and shim packs are essential. They help the production group set up the fixture before full production begins. So that when the weld jig or fixture goes into full production it is putting out a product that works.

In this next video I  show you how to download a file for a RAPid Block(TM) and a RAPid Riser(TM).

And in THIS video, our team member, Kory, tells you how to get your Pro/E parameters into your STEP file.

 

I hope you have fun trying out the new 3d models and seeing how you can use them. I’d love to see what you come up with! Didn’t you like playing with legos??

Send images of your designs using RAPid Tooling Components to news@rentapen.com

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Cost Saving Clamp Risers

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Lean Manufacturers Are Now Saving Time and Money By Purchasing Their Clamp Risers Through Rentapen Inc.

Rentapen’s design team has been designing machines for 35 years. They realized they were designing the same clamp risers over and over again. So Rentapen developed what is now called Rentapen’s RAPid Tooling Components™, a line of tooling components.

These standardized yet versatile components save manufacturers time and money.

The mounting holes in the clamp risers are able to fit a wide variety of brands and sizes of clamps including:Carr Lane, REID, De-Sta-Co, TE-CO, All American, and Jergens. A catalog of choices can be found on Rentapen’s website.

If a designer created a clamp riser from scratch, like Rentapen and all other machine tooling design companies used to do, they would have to go through a timely and expensive process that includes: designing the part; detailing; checking; ordering material; writing the CNC code; creating the part and finally inspecting the part.

The whole process takes about 77 minutes. Manufacturers will soon be able to download the 3D model from Rentapen’s website, save the model to their library, put the riser into their design, and order the block. This approximately takes 4 minutes. Rentapen’s RAPid Riser™ is saving the manufacturers as much as 73 minutes in design and build time.

 

Rapid Tooling Components™ reduce the design cost of the fixture by eliminating the need to design, detail and check similar parts over and over again. Three dimensional computer models are provided by Rentapen that customers can use to incorporate into their designs.

Clamp Risers come in .5 inch increments and in aluminum to reduce weight in the fixture.

“Rentapen is theUSleader in machine design and tooling components. We earn our customer’s enthusiasm because we enjoy the opportunity to provide efficiency by design, expertise, and convenient service,” said Susan Straley, Queen of Lean Machine Design and President of Rentapen Inc.

Manufacturing engineers have known that purchased components save time and money. Manufactures have been buying their clamps that hold their product parts in position while they are being welded or assembled. Now they can buy their risers that sit under those clamps from Rentapen and reduce their costs.