Bodine Assembly Machine in Newton, MA
This is the Screaming Yellow Zonker machine that popped out 7101SYZQE toggle switches at rates up to 40+ per minute. Just like printing money. It ran like clockwork for over 25 years. A second copy of this machine was shipped over to the C&K factory in Kettering England.
It was able to do additional options by the time I got on the 2nd shift in 1989. We were able to run 7103s, 7105s and7107s. Z, Q, C, A & AV terminations. The bending was a secondary operation on a small machine adjacent to the 100. It could be changed over in a half an hour to run 8121's as well. Close to 15,000 per shift.
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Bodine Assembly Machine in Newton, MA
This is the Screaming Yellow Zonker machine that popped out 7101SYZQE toggle switches at rates up to 40+ per minute. Just like printing money. It ran like clockwork for over 25 years. A second copy of this machine was shipped over to the C&K factory in Kettering England.
It was able to do additional options by the time I got on the 2nd shift in 1989. We were able to run 7103s, 7105s and7107s. Z, Q, C, A & AV terminations. The bending was a secondary operation on a small machine adjacent to the 100. It could be changed over in a half an hour to run 8121's as well. Close to 15,000 per shift.
See the detailed information on the Bodine machine in the comments section below.
Bodine Assembly Machine location on Wikimapia.org
Photo: CK Bodine