Modular Automation Package for Turning Machines

摘要

Machine shops of all sizes continue to seek ways to automate what they do to improve consistency, save time and reduce cost per piece produced. In response to that need, Emco Maier has partnered with UltraTech Machinery, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to offer a modular robotic automation cell that provides cost-effective, flexible part load/unload for the Emco Maier line of turning machines. The new package was demonstrated recently with an HT45 SMY universal production turning machine - a versatile, multitasking production turn-mill center designed for a range of applications on barstock to 45-mm diameter. The Hyperturn 45 includes high-performance main and counter spindles, two tool systems with as many as 24 driven tools, and a stable Y axis with a 70-mm travel in the upper slide system and a Z2 axis in the lower slide system.