Turret punch press tooling is fully guided

Mate Precision Tooling will introduce its Fully Guided Tooling System for Murata Wiedemann turret punch presses at the USA's FABTECH 2008.

Mate Precision Tooling will introduce its Fully Guided Tooling System for Murata Wiedemann turret punch presses at the USA's FABTECH 2008 fabrication show.

Mate Precision Tooling's Marathon Plus fully guided tooling system adds the benefit of 'click and turn' external punch length adjustment.

The feature minimises downtime, increases adjustment accuracy, and eliminates the need for shims.

Marathon Plus features fully guided, longer lasting M2 high speed steel punches for exceptional edge quality and spring loaded strippers that hold sheets flatter.

Full length guiding (top, middle and punch tip position) provides perfect tool alignment and stability.

Punch holders are fully hardened and ground for maximum precision and long life.

Mate's Marathon Plus has many additional features including the following.

* Strippers that provide guided lateral support.

* Self-locking stripper plate retention.

* Built in lubrication vents for smooth, long life operation.

* Mate Slug Free die geometry.

The Marathon Plus is available for Murata Wiedemann Vectrum, Motorum and Magnum 5000 presses in all stations XB through J.

* EasyView Slug Free dies give fast and easy tool selection - Mate's Thick Turret EasyView Slug Free Die is claimed to be the first tooling system designed with lean visual management technology.

Using a colored O-ring designed to provide clear and instant identification, the new EasyView Slug Free design allows the user to assign visual identification to signify a specific feature or use of the tool.

Examples include: material type, machine location, die clearance and more.

Mate said to manufacturingtalk that to use the EasyView Slug Free die system, the user simply installs a colored O-ring by identifying the assigned feature for that die.

The O-ring is easily positioned in the special grove on the outside diameter of the die.

In keeping with maximally efficient, lean visual tool management processes, the simple operation speeds up tool selection and set-up.

Slug Free dies eliminate slug pulling, a condition where the slug returns to the top of the sheet during the stripping portion of the punching cycle.

Mate's Slug Free dies eliminate this problem, promoting improved piece part quality and increased tool life.

* Mate Xcel Fully Guided Tooling for Strippit punch presses - Mate's expanded Xcel tooling system includes two 3-1/2in station fully guided punch assemblies.

Featuring fully guided strippers and premium high-speed steel slitting punch inserts, these high performance tooling systems are designed for all Strippit punch presses.

Mate's Xcel Fully Guided tooling system, is claimed to be the first true and fully guided tooling system for thin turret punch presses.

The Xcel system is novel in that it guides the tip of the punch relative to the stripper and guides the stripper relative to the punch guide assembly.

The guide holds the stripper rigidly while the stripper guides the tip of the punch for high precision, fully guided punching performance.

Ensuring the fully guided performance are the precise clearances between punch and stripper - 0.0017in (0.04mm) and stripper and guide - 0.0006in (0.02mm).

Mate said that only the Xcel fully guided design provides these tight tolerances.

Mate's Xcel Fully Guided Tooling has many additional features including: special steel options; push-button punch length adjustment; interchangeable punch drivers and Mate Slug Free die geometry.

* Mate Precision Tooling at FABTECH International 2008, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, October 6 - 8, Booth 5039.

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