Recent Projects
Robotic Material Handling System
- Over 550lb load handling capacity
- Accurately Palletizes parts from machining center to 5 unique bins based on part size.
- Increased efficiency over 35% for the process it replaced
- Intelligent feedback provides 99% uptime, and 95% quality increase
- Runs 3 shifts 22hrs per day 6 days per week
- Includes vision inspection, and laser ablation cleaning system
- Includes RFID labeling technology
Robotic Welding System – Large Vessel Weldments
- Automatic Seam Finding and Tracking
- 50’ pipe sections, 24” to 96” diameters
- All tooling and automation custom engineered for this solution to optimize efficiency
- 44% efficiency improvement
- 35% quality improvement
- Virtually eliminated all rework on code welds
- Greatly increased operator safety risk
- 99% employee injury reduction
- Increased sales volume by 15% in the first month
- 4 month ROI
Smart Tooling – Tack Welding Fixture
- Manual, Semi-Automatic, and Automatic clamping modes
- Clamps with force and positioner sensors to ensure an in tolerance part everytime
- Tool comes with 15” color touch screen display
- Display allows for operator input and shift notes, etc for engineering
- Display allows for Work instructions for every step of the build process
- Each load sequence displays a picture for the operator to reference
- Tool verifies part presence/absence/and correct fit for each process step
- Tool tracks number of welds placed, and number of inches of weld for each step
- 55% efficiency increase
- 95% rework reduction
- 8 month ROI
Complete manufacturing transfer line – ROPS cab manufacturing
- Manufacturing of all sub components
- Sub Component Tack fixtures auto loaded into sub welding robots
- Sub Component Welding robots auto unloaded into final welding robots
- Final welding robots auto unloaded into paint line
- 9 month ROI
- Complete cab weldment every 24-30 minutes depending on options
- 6 of these lines installed in North America in the last 4 years
Material Handling Robot with Plasma Arc Welding
- Produces 1 part every 12 seconds
- Intuitive Recipe based programming capabilities
- 12" full color HMI touch screen
- Automated infeed and outfeed with vision sensing
- RIA Compliant
Robotic Material Handling Bushing Press
- Press forces up to 50,000 lbs
- Automatically presses 14 bushings per cycle
- Automatic magazine bushing feeder
- Automatic bushing arbor tool change
- Servo controlled bushing press (no hydraulics)
- Full color HMI w/intuitive recipe based programming
Automated Pull Tester
- Provides up to 144,000lbs of pull force
- Accurately measures stress/strain within +/-.001"
- Automatic part reject capabilities
- Automatic data reporting to plant network
Tack Welding Fixture with Hydraulic Clamping
- Locates 126 individual pieces
- 44 hydraulic cylinders with 12 sequences
- Hawk Technology Ltd Patented tooling ball system
Tack Welding Fixture with Pneumatic Clamping
- Powered trunnions with up to 600 ft/lbs of torque
- Integral backbone to provide outstanding weld access
- Hardened locators with shimmability
- Six degrees of freedom accurately for every detail
- Full 3d parametric concurrent design
Three arm welding system
- 20 axis welding system
- 12,000lb capacity
- 85' of linear track
- Three welding arcs simultaneously
Vision Inspection System
- 8 lane simultaneous inspection
- Speeds up to 300 parts per minute each lane
- Achieved .05% repeatability for inspection
- Food Grade rated
- Over 40 installed systems operating worldwide
Vision Inspection System
- 8 lane simultaneous inspection
- Speeds up to 300 parts per minute each lane
- Achieved .05% repeatability for inspection
- Food Grade rated
- Over 40 installed systems operating worldwide
Industry Veteran to Lead Next Phase of Growth and Innovation at Hawk Technology, Ltd. Hawk Technology, Ltd Appoints Ryan DeBarr as President
Hawk Technology, Ltd., a leading designer and manufacturer of custom tooling, fixtures, robotic solutions, vision inspection systems, and SMART automation technologies serving industrial manufacturing companies, today announced the appointment of Ryan DeBarr as its new President, effective immediately. [more]
Omron Announces Hawk Technology as a Certified Systems Integrator Partner
Industry-leading automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas welcomes new partner Hawk Technology Ltd, a full-service provider of automation solutions. [more]
Automation Service and Support in a Time of Need
Hawk Technology Ltd. is pleased to offer our services to anyone in need of retooling or automating their factory to make necessary equipment changes in order to manufacture ventilators, masks, or medical equipment required to get our nation through this troubling time . . . [more]
MAKING HAWK GREAT AGAIN!
Hawk Technology Ltd, is proud to announce that it is under new ownership. Joshua Clare in partnership with Lori Westmark have purchased 100% ownership back after selling it in 2012. Our new leadership team is well established and is determined to MAKE HAWK GREAT AGAIN. [more]
Hawk Technology Celebrates Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Investment
(Quad Cities) – Hawk Technology will host an open house on Thursday October 29, 2015 holding tours
from 1-3 pm, a cocktail hour will start at 2:30 with a beer serving robot, and the ribbon cutting will take
place at 4:00 p.m. Hawk is celebrating its multi-million dollar expansion investment in its facility at 8080
Centennial Expressway in Rock Island. . . . [more]
Increase Production By 60%
Rock Island, Il, October 2015 - Too good to be true? Recently a national customer was referred to Hawk by ALM Positioners to produce tooling for a positioner being purchased for their assembly line.The customer was working with a manual fixture which added time and labor due to unbolting, moving the fixture and then re-bolting on to a new fixture. Hawk designed and built tooling with a user interface PLC ... [more]
Hawk Technology Joins with ALM Postioners at FABTECH 2015
Rock Island, IL, September, 2015 -- Hawk Technology is pleased to announce that they will be attending FABTECH 2015 and will have staff available in Booth N26049 along with ALM Positioners ... [more]
Hawk Technology Salutes Their 2015 Summer Interns
Rock Island, IL, August, 2015 -- Hawk Technology's intership program this summer was a huge success/ Hawk was founded on innovation and technology, the interns learned what we do, and were also able to bring fresh ideas to our company.. [more]
Hawk Technology Provides Proven Integrated Manufacturing Solutions
Rock Island, IL, May, 2015 -- Hawk Technology provides their customers one source integrated manufacturing solutions. From their standard line of versatile positioners, to high end robotic automation, to low cost machining capabilities. Hawk can help with any manufacturing challenge. [more]
