1st MTA releases Iemca Master 80 UP HyperFlexible barfeed
The Master 80 HyperFlexible bar magazine manufactured by Iemca has been given a newly developed loading system that allows bars to be presented ergonomically at a height between knee and pelvis, without operators bending their back or arms and so they no longer need to handle bars at chest height or lean into the rack. The enhanced barfeed, Master 80 UP HyperFlexible, is available in the UK from 1st Machine Tool Accessories.
Bars now enter the magazine via an inclined chute and are raised individually to rack level by a guarded, integral, automatic vertical lift system.
Three sizes of magazine are available for feeding stock of 3.3, 3.8 and 4.3 m maximum length. The magazine has a 600 mm capacity (10 bars of 60 mm diameter, for example) and the loading height can be set at between 500 and 1,128 mm to suit the lathe.
