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News Release from: Mate Precision Tooling | Subject: Pilot Tool Calibration System
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 July 2005
CNC punch press turret precision
verified
Tool calibration system for aligning and verifying CNC punch press turret precision verifies and restore the angular alignment of punching stations of a turret press.
Mate Precision Tooling leads the punching industry with another 'first' - the Mate Pilot Tool Calibration System Designed to verify and restore the angular alignment of punching stations of a turret press, this system is highly accurate and easy to use
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Pilot Tool Calibration System provides punch press users with an effective and reliable means for maintaining top punch press performance while safeguarding tooling and eliminating scrapped parts because of turret alignment problems.
System Ensures Precision Concentric And Angular Tool Component Alignment 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.
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* System is easy and fast to use - simply install the two halves of the calibration instrument into the press turret station to be aligned.
Then rotate the turret to position the station to be aligned under the machine's ram.
Tighten the integral adjustment handle which draws the two halves of the calibration instrument together.
As this engagement occurs, the interlocking design of the interface causes the loosened die holder assembly to draw precisely together into concentric and angular alignment relative to the upper bore of the turret.
During this process, tri-color indicator lights on the top of the instrument signal alignment.
When the indicator shows: Red - system is not yet aligned; Yellow - system is aligned angularly and concentrically within 0.012in/0.030mm; Green - system is aligned angularly and concentrically within 0.0003in/0.008mm (recommended when punching materials 0.078in/2.00mm thickness or less).
High precision components ensure accuracy, long life - like Mate's high precision, long-life tooling, the Mate Pilot Tool Calibration System is quality manufactured to provide years of alignment service thereby ensuring top punch press and tool performance.
Each calibration instrument is machined from a single piece of the highest quality tool steel.
Upper and lower halves of the instrument are separated near the end of the production process and just prior to the installation of hardware.
This ensures that the two components are a precisely matched set with high accuracy, thereby eliminating any possibility of cumulative tolerances adversely affecting instrument accuracy.
Mate Pilot Tool Calibration Sets Available For Amada And Finn Power Presses Mate Pilot Tool Calibration sets are available for Amada thick turret and Finn Power presses in: A Station 1/2in (12.70mm), B Station 1.1/4in (31.80mm), C Station 2in (50.80mm), D Station 3.1/2in (88.90) and E Station 4.1/2in (12.70mm).
Accessory kits consisting of alignment and adjusting bars are required that work with any station size. Request a free brochure from Mate Precision Tooling ...
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