For the production of armatures used in automotive DC motors, appliance and power tool universal motors, as well as stators used in brushless motors, ATS designs and builds equipment to address high-speed, high-mix environments to lower volume flexible manufacturing systems.

Our innovative armature and stator winders offers a number of patented features which make them ideally suited to a variety of manufacturing situations. Additionally, the upstream and downstream automation on our armature and motor lines can be configured to handle many different product sizes.

	The AWS 1000's unique dual-rotate loader utilizes patented gripping of the armature shaft on the non-commutator side to provide fast load and unload. Dual-blade cutters, direct-drive flyer servos and a variety of quick-change options combine to make this a powerful and flexible machine.
	The highly compact, single-station CTS 1000 commutator lathe performs a dual-cut operation to deliver measurably superior quality. Combined with an off-conveyor brushing station, the CTS 1000 provides after-turning quality of 2 microns on bar-to-bar dimension and 5 microns on runout dimension.
	ATS provides DC fusing stations for either hook or slot commutator armatures. Fitted with single or dual weld heads, ATS fusing stations can be operated as stand-alone, or integrated into a complete armature production system. Other features such as quick-change fusing electrodes, load cell weld force monitoring and fume extraction are available.
	ATS offers a range of options for lamination stacking as well as shaft and commutator assembly. Stations can be equipped to handle loose or pre-stacked laminations. Available options for handling loose laminations include adding and subtracting laminations, turning laminations to provide lower imbalance properties and a variety of adjustable features for quick changeover between styles. All motions are sensed and all axes can be equipped with force and distance monitoring to ensure optimum product quality.

The addition of the AFS 1000 single or dual head fuser integrated with the AWS 1000 armature winder provides winding and fusing functionality in a single cell. The fusing head is mounted directly over the conveyor, allowing the wound armature to be fused before being lowered back onto the conveyor. In this way, the winder knows under which tang the start-and-stop leads are terminated and can vary the fusing parameters for these 2 hooks. While offering a technical advantage, this solution also offers a cost advantage.