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The company and products
Stoughton Trailers combines leading-edge technology and state-of-the-art materials to design, manufacture and market standard and customized semi-trailer vans, containers, chassis and flatbeds. Fabrication excellence has fostered 38 years of growth.Stoughton is dedicated to the manufacture of both conventional and intermodal transportation equipment. They have incorporated vertical integration wherever possible to enhance manufacturing operations, optimize quality assurance and improve component inventory control.
The problem
Stoughton Trailers is under constant pressure to find faster, more cost-effective means to meet growing customer demand. To make its task tougher, parts vary from customer to customer so hard tooling is impractical.The solution
Stoughton Trailers turned to versatile punch presses by W.A. Whitney equipped with the Hypertherm HT2000 plasma system. Since Stoughton started cutting with Hypertherm, they have experienced continuous improvement. By switching to genuine Hypertherm consumables, the life of consumables at Stoughton has risen almost 10-fold.Company president, Don Wahlin, reports that “Hypertherm has been a major contributor to our success. Without Hypertherm’s mechanized systems, we most certainly would not be in the position we are today.”
Trailer Manufacturer Raises Output 40% Without Added Labor
Custom trailer
fabrication demands
fast, flexible
manufacturing.
The efficiencies of
plasma metal cutting
give Stoughton Trailers
a competitive
advantage.
Compared to oxyfuel,
the HT2000 increases
cutting speeds by
500% on 1" mild steel
and 6.4 times on 1/4"
(6.4 mm) plate.
Genuine Hypertherm
consumables are
getting 5 to 10 times
more pierces on 1/4"
(6.4 mm) plate than a
previous plasma system
achieved.
Stoughton is processing
40% more work without
adding another shift.
Benefits
The Hypertherm HT2000 plasma system has helped Stoughton Trailers to pass the competition by delivering the following benefits every day:Up to 500% faster cut speeds on 1"
(25.4 mm) steel.
The versatility of using oxygen with an air
shield to achieve cuts as thin as 18 gauge
(1.3 mm) with no warping and as thick as 1"
(25.4 mm) with little or no cleanup of the
cut edge.
Plasma cutting that eliminates the need to
adjust gas pressures, preheat metals and
the other idiosyncrasies of oxyfuel.
Jobs completed in half the time.
