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Aids to automate grinding
Two new automation aids that enhance the productivity and unmanned and lights-out operation of multi-axis Walter Helitronic tool grinding and erosion machines have been announced by Walter Ewag UK, a member of the United Grinding Group.
With swivelling arm and a single gripper, the new Top Loader is designed for automatic tool loading (blanks and finished tools) on the Helitronic Mini Power and Helitronic Essential tool grinders, as well as the two-in-one tool grinding and erosion machine, the Helitronic Diamond Evolution.
Tools of diameters from 1mm to 32mm and up to 185mm long can be accommodated by the Top Loader, which utilises Walter’s standard robot pallets for blanks and finished tools. Up to 500 tools of 3mm diameter can be handled, and a tool change takes just 27 seconds.
Also new is a compact wheelchanger accommodating six grinding wheel sets or electrodes with a maximum diameter of 150mm, for the Helitronic Mini Power and Helitronic Diamond Evolution machines.
Use of this wheelchanger on machines featuring Walter’s newly-developed belt-driven spindle extends tool grinding and erosion capacity by 40mm to grinding lengths of 225mm.
WALTER www.walter-machines.com
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