Catcher system extends unmanned CNC

Tag : Adjustable Extension Bars

This aspect proved a major plus point, said HydraFeed tomanufacturingtalk, when the UK's first Rota Rack was installed atthe world class manufacturing facility of Air Bearings in Poole, UK.
As a subsidiary of global electronics giant Hitachi, Air Bearingsintroduced the Rota Rack to one of its Mazak turning centres to catch and store high value parts that could not be marked ordamaged in any way.
Extracting components from CNC turning centres is a HydraFeedspeciality.
The Rota Rack comfortably fits into the range of 'part removal'products alongside the established X-Tract CNC automatic partunloader.
Developed to safely and efficiently unload parts that are too longto be caught in standard part catchers, the X-Tract removes partsthrough the sub-spindle of twin spindle lathes.
The standard X-Tract stroke is 1.5m with longer versions available.
* Short bar feeder - to increase productivity and reduce costs for subcontractors , Hydrafeed has developed its V65 short barfeeder.
Since being introduced to the market, the V65 supports unmannedproduction and can accept round, hexagonal or shaped bars from 5 to65mm diameter.
Holding a maximum capacity of ten 65mm diameter bars up to a strokelength of 1.2m or 1.5m, the V65 has horizontal bar bandings tomaximise production by quickly and efficiently delivering the barto the spindle.
The V65 has an adjustable faceplate, Mitsubishi PLC and remotecontrol pendant included to enhance ease of use.
Also popular among BTMA members, said HydraFeed, is the establishedMultiservo and Multifeed 3-80 range of short magazine bar feeds.
Both models are available with rotating bar support units acting asan extension of the lathe headstock to accommodate longer thanheadstock bar lengths.