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IEMCA bar feeder suits micro-turning lathes
Said by supplier Kitagawa Europe to be ideal for micro-turn ing jobs in lathes, the latest IEMCA Elite barfeeder handles bars from 0.8nn to 12.7mm in diamter. Brochure available
News from Kitagawa Europe ( 5 May 2008)
Short magazine bar feed unit shows abilities
A short magazine bar feed unit will demonstrate its ability to accurately place bar in a lathe and show its flexibility when the job demands several feeds on the same part.
News from Hydrafeed (22 February 2008)
Bar puller saves CNC lathe space
User application article A bar puller for CNC lathes works directly from a coolant supply, needs less than 2 bar of pressure and can pull bars ranging from 3-105mm with no adjustments.
News from PCM Tooling (UK) ( 6 February 2008)
CNC turning centre parts collected automatically
A patented part accumulator system gathers parts automatically allowing the turning centre to run unmanned for extended periods whilst eliminating part damage.
News from Hydrafeed (31 December 2007)
Bar feeder matches CNC automatic needs
A bar feeder is designed for the fast feeding of bars from 0.8mm to 12.7mm, including matching the high acceleration rates and high spindle speeds of CNC automatic lathes. Brochure available
News from Kitagawa Europe (18 December 2007)
Compact bar feeder fits restricted spaces
Three recently updated models of bar feeders include a compact design that handles bar of 5-51mm diameter and up to 2080mm long for use in restricted spaces. Brochure available
News from Kitagawa Europe (31 October 2007)
Servo-driven barfeed is smooth and accurate
Extremely fast, servo-driven barfeed system for lathes ensures smooth and accurate loading and positioning of round, square and hexagonal bars without damage or deflection.
News from Leader CNC (21 August 2007)
Hexagonal bar turning needs better feeders
User application article When replacing CNC production lathes with higher speed ones, it is not always possible to use existing bar feeders as they may not cope with hexagonal bar higher rotational speeds. Brochure available
News from Kitagawa Europe (22 January 2007)
Valve actuators get technical makeover
Germany's leading actuator manufacturer, Aris, has launched the latest addition to its range of valve actuators.
News from Repco Technology (29 May 2006)
Servo barfeed has under 3 min set-up time
Barfeed uses a fully electric servo driven magazine to provide fast and easy handling, which is demonstrated with its remarkable set-up times of less than three minutes.
News from Leader CNC ( 8 August 2005)
More bars in the magazine enable 'lights out'
Multifeed short magazine bar feed fitted with a Multi-Stacker option is allowing users to store many times the traditional amount of bar stock, which provides 'true lights out' production scheduling,
News from Hydrafeed (12 April 2005)
Quality certification for bar feeder
IEMCA division of IGMI, maker of world leader in bar feeding systems, has obtained the Quality Management System Certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2000.
News from IEMCA Division of Igmi ( 8 October 2004)
Parts unloader designed for single spindle lathes
Parts unloader catches workpieces up to 500mm long on a single spindle CNC lathe and deposits them into an exit chute into a handling system and so allows unrestricted 'ights out' production.
News from Hydrafeed ( 8 September 2004)
Multi-spindle lathe bar feeder updated
Implementation of safety category III and the PROFIBUS L2DP communications protocol for the exchange of signals with the multi-spindle lathe feature an updated bar feeder.
News from IEMCA Division of Igmi ( 7 September 2004)
Bar feed fingers/pushers size range expanded
Following customer demand, Repco Technology have further expanded their range of Omega feed fingers/pushers to include the Cucchi 2.1/4in model.
News from Repco Technology (17 August 2004)
Feeder effects bar diameter changes quickly
Bar changeover from one diameter to another has never been simpler or quicker, says a manufacturer about its latest bar feeder that can withstand the highest levels of strain during machining.
News from IEMCA Division of Igmi (22 June 2004)
Unloader allows CNC lathes to run 'lights out"
CNC lathe unloader, which when used in conjunction with automatic CNC magazine barfeeds, increases lathe productivity, and allows unrestricted "lights out" production.
News from Hydrafeed ( 6 April 2004)
Two innovative bar feeders spotlighted at MACH
Economically priced bar feeder offers a longer bar length as standard, while a compact system for automatic lathes allows changeover of bar diameter in as little as two minutes.
News from LNS Turbo UK (15 March 2004)
Low cost, automatic bar loaders make their debut
Further expanding its equipment range for CNC machine tools, FSE has set up Nexbar Bar Automation that offers low cost, automatic bar loading systems.
News from Filtration Service Engineering (20 February 2004)
Bar feeder interfaces with any CNC lathe make
Designed to feed full length bars for long periods under lights out unmanned production, a full length bar feeder can be interfaced to any make of sliding head and fixed head CNC lathe.
News from Hydrafeed (20 February 2004)
Short bar loading magazine saves space
The space a machine needs is becoming more and more an issue, which is why short bar loading magazines have been developed to save on space and shorten loading times.
News from EMCO Maier Ges.m.b.H., (18 November 2003)
Device unloads long parts through second spindle
Bar device efficiently unloads components that are too long to be caught in standard parts catchers, but require removal through the bore of the secondary spindle in twin spindle CNC lathes.
News from Hydrafeed (16 September 2003)
Polyester guides reduce bar feed noise
MDI-polyester bar guides, completely interchangeable with the current guide channels on bar feeders, reduces noise levels by 20% and are recommended for profiled bars too.
News from IEMCA Division of Igmi ( 2 June 2003)
Bar feeder uses oil-filled plastics channels
Oil filled plastics channels in an automatic bar feeder provide the ideal guiding system while reducing noise and vibration to a minimum and avoid damage to sensitive stock materials.
News from FMB Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbh and Co (20 May 2003)
CNC servo magazine barfeed fits any CNC lathe
Short CNC servo magazine barfeed can be interfaced to any make of CNC lathe, and can feed bars up to 80mm diameter, up to 1800mm long, and incorporates the latest type of servomotor and servo control.
News from Hydrafeed (18 April 2003)
Bar diameters changed rapidly and easily
Master 880 MP E-volution Offering flexibility, this barfeeder allows easy, rapid changes from one bar diameter to another without any adjustments needing to be made by the operator.
News from IEMCA Division of Igmi (10 March 2003)
Full length magazine feeds bar up to 32mm round
A full length CNC magazine will feed round bar ranging from 3mm up to 32mm diameter and a range of spindle reduction liners eliminates worries about bar vibration.
News from Hydrafeed (27 February 2003)
Need More Production from your Lathe?
The Grippex Bar Puller Grippex II works directly from the machine's coolant supply, needing less than 2 bar of pressure.
News from PCM Tooling (UK) ( 7 January 2003)
Bar puller reduces lathe downtimes
A revolutionary type of bar puller is said to substantially reduce component production times and feeds bar within 1,5 to 2s after the previous parting off and spindle stop operations. .
News from PCM Tooling (UK) ( 7 January 2003)
Bar support unit allows lathes to run longer bar
Bar support unit enables all lathes to run bars much longer than headstock length, with the bar supported by it, and which rotates at exactly the same speed as the lathe spindle.
News from Hydrafeed (13 December 2002)
Retrofit latest barfeeds and reduce machine cycles
Retrofitting the latest barfeed designs to varioustypes of CNC production lathes has reduced cycle times by up to 25% in a series of installations around the industry.
News from Hydrafeed ( 5 December 2002)
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