R. D. Dane Corp. 
 
Company History
DLR, Inc. was formed in 1963 and later became the in-house manufacturing affiliate of the Richard D. Dane Corp., a design and development house incorporated in 1967. The two companies were merged in 1975 as the Richard D. Dane Corp. In 1993, the employees of the Richard D. Dane Corp. acquired the assets of the that company and continue its tradition as R. D. Dane Corp.

Description
R. D. Dane Corp. offers design, development and manufacturing services for custom long-run automatic production machinery and process equipment.  We also design and fabricate many types of tooling and fixturing.

Our company is small and often concentrates all effort on one project at a time.  Every project benefits from our experienced team of engineers, machinists and assembly personnel. We are proud of the quality we are able to offer and have delivered over the years. We use SolidWorks CAD and Teksoft PROCAM CNC software to provide 3D design solid modeling and 2-1/2 axis machining.  Our shop facilities include four CNC vertical millers and one CNC lathe.

We guarantee that no customer is required to accept our services until completely satisfied with performance as measured by the customer's specifications. Typically, our contracts are based upon fixed price quotations and have ranged in value from $40,000 to $750,000.

This is a list of many of our satisfied customers:

Customer Job Description
Automatix 
Avedis Zildjian 
Aavid Engineering 
American Optical 
Anderson Power 
Behring Diagnostics 
Delta Rubber Co. 
Emhart Corp. 
Foxboro Co. 
General Electric 
Gillette 
GW Plastics 
Hamilton Avnet 
Dennison Mfg. 
Innovative Products
Leviton
Medeva Pharmaceutical
Millipore Corp. 
National Blank Book 
Norton 
Osram Sylvania
Perseptive Bio Systems
Polaroid
Schott Fiber Optic 
Texas Instruments 
Textron
Townsend Co. 
Wright Line 
Waters Corporation		 Design and Build Welding Fixtures 
Design and Build Turn Key Automatic Process Equip. 
Design and Build Turn Key Automatic Process and Assembly Equip. 
Turn Key Automatic Cleaning/Assembly Equip.
Design and Build Turn Key Automatic Assembly Equip. and Fixtures 
Design and Build Turn Key Semi-Automatic Component Assembly Equip
Design and Build Turn Key Automatic Component Assembly Equip.
Material Cutting and Assembly Equip.
Design and Build Welding Equip.
Design and Build Component Assembly Equip.
Design & Build Turn Key Automatic Assembly Equip., Standard Components
Design and Build Turn Key Semi-Automatic Component Assembly Equip.
Design and Build Turn Key Automatic Component Assembly Equip
Component Assembly Equip.
Design and Standard Components
Standard Components
Design and Build Component Assembly Equip.
Design and Build Process Equip. 
Component Assembly Equip.
Design and Build Turn Key Semi-Automatic Process Equip. 
Design and Build Turn Key Automatic Assembly Equip., Standard Components
Specialized Component Design and Fabrication
Component Fabrication
Design and Build Turn Key Cleaning Process Equip. 
Indexed Inline Conveyor Chassis, (ILC) 
Design and Build Turn Key Component Assembly Equip.
Design and Build Custom Riveters 
Design and Build Component Assembly Equip.
Design and Build Turn Key Process and Assembly Equip.
In the development of equipment for many of  the above listed accounts, R. D. Dane Corp. has had the opportunity to learn and integrate the following processes and associated equipment into the machinery we design and build:
  • Welding equipment and controls
  • Ultrasonic welding and cleaning equipment
  • Dispensing and mixing equipment for epoxies and related materials
  • Vacuum pumps and systems for product integrity testing and control
  • Milling, drilling and tapping equipment
  • Fluxing and soldering equipment
  • Automatic screw drivers for component assembly
  • Specialized crimping solutions
  • Wide variety of component feeding and orienting systems for automatic assembly equipment
  • Automatic gauging and inspection equipment
  • Ovens and drying tunnels
  • PLC control systems and software
  • PC computer control and data acquisition systems
  • Servo and stepper driven positioning controls and software
  • Specialized analog and digital circuitry, (electronic circuit and PCB design)
  • Vision inspection systems and software
  • Flammable gas mixing, igniting and burning head devices
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    SHOP FACILITIES LIST

    Millers
    1 Leadwell MCV760XL CNC Machining Center, 30x20x20 Travel 20 Station Tool Changer Fanuc 10M Control And Tooling
    1 Leadwell MCV-O CNC Vertical Machining Center, 18x12x14 Travel 16 Station Auto Tool Changer, Model SCD-20 Mitsubishi Control & Tooling
    1 Kryle VMC 500 Vertical Machining Center 18x12x14 Travel 16 Station Tool Changer G.E. Fanuc Controls
    3 Bridge Port Vertical Miller Series I.2HP, 48" Table 2 Axis D.R.O.
    1 Bridge Port Vertical Miller Series I.2HP, 48" Table 2 Axis D.R.O.;  'EZ Trak DX' CNC Controls

    Lathes
    1 Clausing Lathe13x36
    1 Leblond Regal Lathe 19x54
    1 Leadwell CNC Turning Center LTC-20-P Fanuc OTF Control

    Grinders
    1 Harig Super 612 Surface Grinder - 6 X 12
    1 Harig Surface Grinder - 6 X 18

    Saws
    1 Doall Contour Saw With Welder #DBW-15
    1 Doall Cutoff Saw, Model #C-916
    1 Doall Abrasive Chop Saw - 10 Inch

    Sanders
    1 Belt Sander - 6" Wide
    1 Belt Sander - 1" Wide

    Welding
    1 Airco 300 Amp Heli Arc Welder
    1 Oxygen - Acetylene Torch Set-Up
    1 Mig Cp250 Welder
    1 Millermatic Wire Feed Model S 52a

    Presses
    1 #5A Greenerd Arbor Press
    1 #5S Greenerd Arbor Press
    1 #3 Arbor Press

    Drills
    1 Dumore High Speed Drill
    2 Milwaukee Electric Drill Stand
    1 Allen Dual Head Drill Press

    Assorted Tooling And Fixturing Aids
    Starrett Precision Level - .0005 In./1 Ft.
    Boring Heads
    Indexing Tables
    Angular Table
    Bench Grinders
    Miscellaneous Fixturing Aids
    Assorted Inspection Tools And Aids
    Outside Micrometers To 12"
    Vernier Calipers To 24"
    Inside Micrometers To 12"
    Depth Micrometers To 9"
    Height Gage To 12"
    Radius Gages
    Precision Size Blocks
    Telescoping Gages To 6"
    Pin Gages .061 - .500 In. Increments Of .001
    Precision Surface Blocks And Angles
    Assorted Dial Indicator Measuring Tools
    Planer Gages

    Miscellaneous
    1 Hydraulic Kick Lift Truck
    1 Yale Industrial Fork Lift Truck 3000# Capacity

    Design And Office Equipment
    5 PC Computers, MS WIN XP/2000/98 Network
    Hewlett Packard 450C E Size 'DesignJet' Plotter
    Solidworks Solid Modeling CAD
    Teksoft Procam/Procad
    Autocad Lite, (only for translation use -- not used for design)

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