Drives and controls enhanced on Sunnen SV-15 hone

Sunnen's newly developed SV-15 honing machine combines the DNA of the company’s previous Cylinder King machine with a 9-in Siemens touchscreen PLC to provide more features, convenience and greater precision and consistency.

The SV-15 is an automatic cylinder hone capable of handling bore diameters from 19 to 203 mm, and lengths up to 279 mm, for all types of blocks, from single-cylinder and high performance engines to diesel truck and industrial blocks.

The multi-lingual control provides a real-time display of the bore shape, allowing the operator to confirm bore straightness and make on-the-fly adjustments to correct taper – or simply confirm the action of the auto-dwell feature. Furthermore, the control automatically switches from roughing cycle to finishing cycle for fast processing with optimum finish, geometry and crosshatch angle, says Sunnen.

The machine's updated safety features now include Siemens Sinamics drives for faster response times, reduced maintenance and long-term reliability.