OTP currently operates a T-slot aluminum extrusion design and assembly facility in Toledo Ohio, with experienced CAD operators providing design assistance, expert fabrication and assembly.  This design team is now available to support customers at local OTP locations in all parts of Ohio. Typical 80/20 applications include mounting, guarding, structural and motion applications. Product and application examples are posted on the OTP Industrial Solutions Facebook page – most recently video of a door lift mechanism that OTP designed and assembled using 80/20 products and SMC Pneumatics.

“OTP and 80/20 support a broad range of technical applications,” states Rob McPherson, Technical Sales. “The 80/20 T-Slot aluminum extrusion product line naturally complements our SMC Pneumatics and Eaton Cutler Hammer applications to allow us to deliver complete customer solutions.”

OTP fully supports 80/20 Inc, SMC Pneumatics  and Eaton Cutler Hammer with technical salespeople and the unique “Ask the OTP Experts” on-line industrial product technical support.  This feature enables the user to easily find technical information about industrial products, and to quickly obtain specific answers to their automation and control questions. “Ask the OTP Experts” enables maintenance, purchasing and engineering associates to easily connect with local technical OTP experts in fluid power, pumps, mechanical power transmission, bearings, electrical and automation products.

Contact:
Rob McPherson
400 Wright Dr
Middletown, OH 45044
513-539-8411

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“We are excited to continue to continue to expand our technical sales capabilities and our  product offering in Toledo,” stated Bob Korb, Vice President of Sales. “The 80 20 T-slot aluminum extrusion solutions naturally complement our SMC Pneumatics and Omron Industrial Automation products.”

SMC Pneumatics is the world’s largest manufacturer of pneumatic automation products, including the broadest selection of cylinder, actuator, solenoid valve, FRL, and vacuum solutions.  Omron provides a complete line of industrial automation products, including PLC, HMI, AC drive, servo drive, servo motor, sensor, vision sensing, power supply, pushbutton and indicator products.  80 20 Inc offers T-slot aluminum extrusion products for mounting, guarding and framing applications.

OTP fully supports 80 20 Inc, SMC Pneumatics and Omron with the unique “Ask the OTP Experts” on-line industrial product technical support.  This feature enables the user to easily find technical information about fluid power and automation products, and to quickly obtain specific answers to their automation and control questions. “Ask the OTP Experts” enables maintenance, purchasing and engineering associates to easily connect with local technical OTP experts in fluid power, pumps, mechanical power transmission, bearings, electrical and automation products.

About OTP Toledo:
OTP Toledo operates as OTP’s T-slot aluminum extrusion design and assembly facility, with experienced CAD operators providing design assistance, expert fabrication and assembly.  In addition to SMC and Omron, OTP Toledo sales associates work closely with the industry’s premier manufacturers, including Leeson motors, Browning speed reducers, NSK linear motion, Rexnord power transmission, Red Lion industrial displays, Tolomatic actuators,  Morse roller chain, McGill cam followers, Flowserve pumps, and Graco pumps.

OTP operates additional locations with local inventory and technical support to serve industrial customers in Columbus OH, Cleveland OH, Dayton OH, Cincinnati OH, Indianapolis IN, Evansville IN, Louisville KY, Charleston WV, Wheeling WV, South Bend IN, Fort Wayne IN, Toledo OH, Detroit MI, Akron OH, Youngstown OH, San Antonio TX, Decatur IL and Peoria IL.

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Contact:
Kelly Holcomb
5702 Opportunity Drive
Toledo, Ohio 43612-4839
(419)478-0015

I recently returned from rotary union school at Deublin North American headquarters in Waukegan Illinois.

The training was clearly worth my time.  We went over basic operating theory, selection and sizing, disassembly and reassembly, and failure analysis.  We also discussed in detail many rotary union applications for the machine tool, printing, paper, corrogating, plastics, and steel industries.

One of the key things I took away is the appreciation that many people do not install rotary unions correctly. (As much as people like the ball-peen hammer, it is not the tool to use!) There is a specific sequence required to insure that the internal workings of the rotary union are not damaged during installation. Connect the hose first to the rotary union. Then install the rotary union to the respective piece of equipment. (Did you see that? Free advice!)

As important as the technical knowledge that I gained were the relationships that I built.  The Deublin people were great and I know they will support OTP when we need it.  Even more impressive, I was but one of sixteen technical OTP salespeople from six different OTP locations at the training.   I even found out that we currently repair Deublin rotary unions in our Fort Wayne shop.

We sure do have a lot of strong technical associates at OTP!

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I was working with a machine builder in Indiana that builds OEM machines for the medical equipment industry.  The customer was experiencing failures and unacceptable operating life with the pneumatic cylinders that they used to move parts into an acid bath.  Although the cylinders were constructed of stainless steel, they exhibited premature shaft wear which caused the cylinders to fail in the corrosive atmosphere.

After investigating the application, we determined that the cause of the premature shaft wear was the design of the cylinder bushing. After understanding the root cause, we  replaced the failing cylinders with a specially designed SMC Pneumatic cylinder. This special SMC Pneumatic cylinder utilizes a different (and better!) bushing design than the other manufacturer’s cylinder.

The special SMC Pneumatic cylinder has now been in service for more than six months and is holding up much better than the other manufacturer’s product. The operating life of the SMC cylinder is at least double that of the previous cylinder.

Due to SMC Pneumatic’s ongoing attention to reducing their internal manufacturing costs, the customer’s purchase price of  this specially designed cylinder was actually less than that of the competitor’s standard cylinder!

As an SMC Pneumatic Technical Distributor (and a self described “airhead”), this is just another example of how I apply my technical knowledge to engage SMC engineers to solve customer pneumatic applications.