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Workholding - miscellaneous clamping systems, components
News Release from: Hirschmann Engineering UK | Subject: Workholding system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 October 2005
Workholding systems have high accuracy
Hirschmann Engineering is supplying the workholding system for seven of the 600 Centre machine tools being demonstrated at the Productivity Partnership exhibition.
Hirschmann Engineering is supplying the workholding system for seven of the 600 Centre machine tools being demonstrated at the Productivity Partnership exhibition Machines using the Hirschmann systems include two Fanuc Robodrills, two Fanuc wire EDM machines, the Richmond machining centre, a Joemars EDM machine and a Wenzel CMM
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Hirschmann systems have been selected because their high accuracy and ease of use, combined with the opportunity for multiple part set up.
These qualities, giving high productivity combined with precision machining, enable the machines to be demonstrated to their best advantage.
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System integration in order to achieve high productivity, and the ability to produce spherical parts with small details, will be demonstrated by one of the Robodrills, the Joemars EDM and a Fanuc wire EDM machine.
Using a Hirschmann System 5000 chuck and collet attached to a Nikkon head, a 20mm steel bar is being rough milled to create a 16mm ball.
Without changing the workholding system (eliminating any additional set up) the 600 Centre logo will be cut into the workpiece.
Still without changing the workholding system, the workpiece is then transferred to a wire EDM machine for finishing using the new Hirschmann high speed rotary spindle.
The other Robodrill, equipped with a Hirschmann Minifix milling chuck, copper blanks and drawbar, is showing how small parts can be machined effectively and with minimum cycle times.
The high levels of accurate productivity which can be achieved from wire EDM, particularly with multiple part set up, is being demonstrated by the Fanuc wire EDM machines.
It will be milling a 1mm dia bar as a micro-part.
The other machine is being used simply to demonstrate the exceptional productivity and long periods of unmanned operation which can be obtained from wire EDM.
It will be equipped with the standard Hirschmann workholding systems, permitting a variety of differently sized and shaped components to be machined.
It will also be equipped with the new Ebbco filter system from Hirschmann to demonstrate the production value of effective filtration.
Unmanned operation and multiple part set up is being demonstrated on the Richmond VMC.
Using a standard Hirschmann System 9000 integrated clamping plate, workpieces can be directly mounted in the clampers via a patented clamping journal or with vices and three-jaw chucks.
Commenting Colin Hayter, managing director of Hirschmann Engineering Systems, said: "We are very pleased to have had our workholding systems selected to demonstrate the productivity and accuracy of the 600 Centre machines".
"It reflects the value of our systems and the ease with which they can be used.".
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