SCHUNK Electronic Solutions has developed MAGNOPLATE – a universal workpiece holder for depanelling machines that places magnetic carrier pins with a milling head on a support plate. This results in lightning-fast brackets for new assembly groups. The advantage for users: You start new jobs faster without having to wait for the time-consuming production of suitable workpiece carriers.
Solutions to complex business and manufacturing challenges—and the direct benefits of seizing new business opportunities—were in the spotlight at GF Solutions Days Europe 2018, April 17–19, at GF Machining Solutions’ Center of Competence in Schorndorf, Germany.
Visitors to MACH 2018 will put WNT’s acclaimed logistics system to the test by ordering a copy of its brand new supplementary tooling catalogue, which will be delivered to their place of work the following morning. This supplementary catalogue documents every tooling upgrade that has been added to the WNT range over the past two years and runs to almost 400 pages.
Two in one: the new TruLaser Tube 5000 integrates the tube and thread cutting processes in one machine, saving time and logistical effort in production. The configuration of the new machine is as versatile as its applications and can be individually tailored to the production material flow.
Since their launch at AMB 2012, Walter’s LNHU… indexable inserts with a fully ground circumference have repeatedly proven themselves in various milling applications.
Mastercam 2019 Public Beta is now open to all currently maintained Mastercam customers. Shops all over the world, from small job shops to Fortune 100, get a chance to test-drive Mastercam 2019 before it is released and provide valuable feedback to help shape the final product. Participants in the Public Beta get an early look at dozens of powerful new tools for simple to complex jobs.
DoPent features pentagonal, double-sided inserts with 10 effective cutting edges for reduced cost per edge.
SCHUNK Electronic Solutions brings the ILR-2200 to the market: It is a fully automated inline depanelling machine that separates individual circuit boards from large entire PCBs (panel) using a milling module. The machine has a modular design, and it is the world’s first of its kind.
Those wanting to turn, mill or grind rings, flanges, housings or other thin-walled parts will quickly reach the limits of what is possible using conventional chucks or face plates: the parts are deformed in the clamping process, shaping and geometric tolerances are difficult to adhere to and the interference contours of the clamping devices restrict the accessibility. There are a great deal of alternatives here – from the compensating multi-jaw chucks, the magnetic clamping technology right up to the pendulum jaws. To ensure things run smoothly, it is worth knowing the strengths of the individual problem solvers, because this saves time, money and often nerves.
WNT will join forces with Open Mind, DMG Mori, Training 2000 and UCLAN, to deliver a series of advanced machining strategy days aimed at the aerospace sector in the north west of England. Taking place at Training 2000’s state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Centre (AMAC) in Blackburn.
