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News Release from: Mate Precision Tooling | Subject: QuickLock Tooling System for punch presses
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 July 2005
Set punch press tools quicker and easier
Punch press tooling system features a keyed alignment ring that engages the key in the punch for fast tool alignment so no alignment fixture is needed and quicker tool set-ups result.
Mate Precision Tooling will exhibit the latest in tool system technology at FABTECH International 2005, North America's largest metal forming, fabricating and welding event, November 13-16, at McCormick Place South, Chicago, Illinois * Mate QuickLock Tooling System combines economy with convenience - designed for Trumpf style punch presses, this tooling system features a keyed alignment ring that engages the key in the punch for fast tool alignment
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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No alignment fixture is needed.
The result is quicker tool set-ups and increased machine productivity.
Features of QuickLock tooling include: high-speed steel punches for extended interval between sharpening; punches, dies and strippers available in size 1 and 2 (both sizes use the same alignment ring to reduce tooling inventory and increase flexibility); availability in eleven standard shapes including round, rectangle, oval, square, and triangle.
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Visit mate.com/quicklock for more information.
* Mate Xcel Tooling System For 1-1/4in thin turret stations has set-up advantages - Mate Xcel is a high performance tooling system with features designed to reduce set-up time, improve piece part quality and maximise productivity.
Mate Xcel components are fully compatible with existing conventional thin turret tooling inventory for maximum flexibility and include canister assembly, punch, stripper guide, and Slug Free die.
Important Mate Xcel features include canister assembly designed with a push button mechanism allowing punch length adjustment in 0.008in (0.20mm) increments for quick and precise tool set-up without disassembly.
This design feature ensures rapid tool change and maximum productivity.
Stripper guides are hardened and ground with superior angularity and concentricity for reduced friction and longer tool life.
Punches are made with DuraSteel for superior hardness and toughness with extended interval between regrinds.
Mate's exclusive Slug Free die geometry eliminates slug pulling to improve piece part quality and increase tool life.
* Mate Pilot Turret Calibration System ensures precision alignment of punch press turret - the Mate Pilot turret calibration system is designed to verify and restore the angular alignment of punching stations of a turret press.
Consisting of a matched set of upper and lower interlocking components, which are loaded into the machine's turret upper and lower chambers, the system operates in two modes: * Verification Mode - confirms the precise concentric and angular alignment of the punch press turret to maintain high quality piece part production and maximum tool life.
* Alignment Mode - restores the concentric and angular alignment of each station with the same precision as the initial machine installation.
The upper and lower interlocking components are easily loaded into the press turet station to be aligned.
A tri-color LED indicator light confirms when the two interlocking components are fully engaged and the upper turret bore or tool holder and lower die holder are accurately aligned.
Quality designed and manufactured, each Mate Pilot instrument is machined from a single piece of high quality tool steel.
The upper and lower halves are separated near the end of the production process, just prior to the installation of the hardware, thus eliminating the possibility of cumulative tolerances adversely affecting the accuracy of the finished instrument.
A comprehensive selection of sizes are available including 1-1/2in A, 1-1/4in B, 2in C, 3-1/2in D, 4-1/2in E stations and Finn-Power Multi-Tool stations.
The Mate Pilot calibration system is also available in two packages to suit thick turret and Finn-Power punch presses.
Get complete technical information on these and all of Mate's tooling lines and special application tooling anytime during FABTECH at Booth 14009. Request a free brochure from Mate Precision Tooling ...
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