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Automation Options for Mill-Turn Centers



The EMCO Maier Hyperturn 45 turning and milling center is geared for applications in automotive and general engineering. It features high-performance main and counter spindles, two tool systems, a stable Y-axis, a thermo-symmetrical machine construction, compact dimensions and a range of intelligent automation solutions.

A 3-axis portal in the machine permits convenient automated loading and unloading, and users are offered a choice of automation options. The machine system includes measurement, deburring and cleaning stations.

In addition to the flexible gripper system, the machine includes a palletizing cell designed to meet the customer's workpiece requirements or blanks to be processed. The work area includes loading ports that retract downward.

Autoloading Options for Turn-Mill

  • Unloading through the counter spindle

The enlarged spindle nose (A2-5) enables the unloading of bar stock parts with a diameter of up to 45 mm through the spindle. The parts are generally set down onto an inclined surface, or alternatively onto a controlled discontinuous belt, preventing damage to workpieces.

  • Swing loader

This compact and fast loading device for any kind of pre-formed blanks is integrated into the basic machine. With a longitudinal swivel movement, the gripper picks up the blanks from the feeding system (discontinuous belt or feed track) and loads them into the machine spindle. The parts catcher typically transports and sets down the finished part away from the working area.

EMCO's NC-controlled compact swing loader is designed for easy programming. Combining linear movement with rotation, the automation process works in short strokes, quickly orienting loading of raw workpieces in the machine spindle, and removing finished parts to a conveyor. Grippers can be quickly changed to accommodate different parts or blanks.

  • TopLoad

TopLoad, also developed by EMCO, can be used to load up to 3-meter long bar stock into the machine automatically. With a patented guidance system, it takes only one to two minutes to change from one diameter to another. Steady rests adjusted to the stock diameter guide the bar stock smoothly, keeping production conditions quiet.

"Even the basic version of the Hyperturn 45 now offers a Y-axis with 70 mm traveling distance in the upper and a Z2-axis in the lower carriage system," said a company spokesperson. "The water-cooled main and counter spindle motors provide a higher drive power of 15 kW and feature a maximum speed of 7,000 RPM and higher torque of 100 Nm. The latest Siemens Sinumerik 840D-sl control and drive system, the Solution Line, makes programming the machine easy and effective. A fold-out PC keyboard is an ergonomic plus."

For more information contact:

EMCO Maier Corporation

46850 Magellan Drive

Unit 160

Novi, MI 48377-2448

248-313-2700

www.emcomaier-usa.com

SOUTHWEST

N. TX, OK

Glenn Wise

Wise Machinery

2108 Franklin Drive

Arlington, TX76011

817-905-9473

glenn@wisemachinery.com

S. TX

Kelly Sewell

Regal Machine

9840 Tanner Rd.

Houston, TX 77041

281-779-2160

ksewell@regalmachinetool.com

SOUTHEAST

NC, SC, VA

Chris Miller

Crotts & Saunders

4000 Silas Creek Parkway

Winston Salem, NC 27104

336-765-7250

cmiller@crottsandsaunders.com

AL, FL (Panhandle), GA, MS, TN

Lester Mercer

Mercer Machinery

3961 Mission Hills Dr.

Memphis, TN 38125

901-484-5931

lester@mercermachinery.com

www.mercermachinery.com

FL

Greg Myer

Myer Machinery

P.O. Box 915326

Longwood, FL 32791

407-774-8893

greg.myer@myerprecision.com

NORTHEAST

W. PA

Willie Eichele

Motch & Eichele

297 Ascot Parkway

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

330-564-8820

weichele@mande.com

NY

Dick Holley

Machine Tool Network

Eastwood Station

Syracuse, NY 13206

607-656-9913

dickholley@windstream.net

CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT, NY (Long Island)

Andrew Creed

Realm Machine Co.

12 Crossroads Plaza

West Hartford, CT 06137

860-670-0417

acreed@realmmachine.com

NJ, MD, E. PA

Jeffrey Mayer

Jones Kinden Co.

829 Lincoln Ave.

West Chester, PA 19380

610-429-4280

jmayer@joneskinden.com

MIDWEST

OH, W. KY

Willie Eichele

Motch & Eichele

297 Ascot Parkway

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

330-564-8820

weichele@mande.com

IL

Chris Boyajian

CNC Services

1235 Humbracht Circle

Barlett, IL 60103

630-372-6440

chris@bestcncservices.com

WI, MI (U.P.)

A. J. Schweda

Premier Machine Tool

P.O. Box 102

Hartland, WI 53029

414-254-5150

aj@pmtmidwest.com

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CA, AZ, NV

Karl Cordas

Tornquist Machinery Co.

320 N. Palm Street, #D

Brea, CA 92821

714-572-6830

karl@tornquist.com

www.tornquist.com

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