Developed jointly by Ewag AG and sister company Walter Maschinenbau GmbH, the machine has rapid traverse rate of 15 m/min and X-, Y- and Z-axis travels of 330, 200 and 470 mm, respectively. It incorporates Ewag's software and tooling expertise, which includes Ewag’s Smart chuck, plus a host of additional innovative features, including:
[] Integrated six-station wheel changer
[] The use of customer-specific pallets
[] Vision system for part recognition
[] Innovative ProGrind and Helitronic Tool Studio software.
The six-station robot changer for grinding wheel sets and coolant supply manifolds ensures optimum wheel selection, so maximising the machining volume for sintered blanks.
An integrated 6-axis FANUC robot cell can handle customer-specific pallets and a high resolution CCD-HD vision system is available for loading/unloading in conjunction with magnetic grippers. Cleaning, re-clamping and centring stations can also be integrated and adapted to customer-specific demands.
In addition, Profile Line for the first time combines Ewag’s ProGrind software with Walter’s Helitronic Tool Studio software in the user-friendly FANUC CNC system for the fast and effective 3D simulation of production routines.
The result is a dramatic expansion in the range of applications that can be performed on a wide variety of interchangeable inserts. Indeed, even the most complex insert geometries – such as those used for drilling or milling applications - can be ground in one set-up, with resulting benefits in both precision and productivity.
