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CNC laser cutting and profiling machines
News Release from: Prima Industrie UK | Subject: Work handling system - laser cutting machines
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 March 2007
Laser cutting work handling is
retrofittable
A retrofittable automatic work handling system automates operation of CNC laser cutting/profiling machines, allowing the user to operate them in 'lights-out' mode.
CompactServer the latest automatic work handling system from Prima Industrie UK provides increased productivity and fast payback by enabling its Platino, Syncrono and Domino series CNC laser sheet metal/plate cutting and profiling machines to be operated as independent, unmanned manufacturing cells Equally suitable for OEM and sub-contract manufacturers, the CompactServer is designed to integrate with the laser cutter's automatic pallet changer to provide highly efficient automatic operation, even under 'lights out' conditions
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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With all components fitting above the machine's pallet changer, the new CompactServer requires no additional floor space.
It is available as a factory-supplied equipment option or can be quickly and simply retrofitted to existing installations without the need for foundations.
In operation, the new unit uses vacuum cup grippers to transfer unprocessed sheets to the pallet changer during the machine's cutting cycle enabling downtime during the load/unload sequence to be minimised.
The CompactServer is controlled directly by the machine's CNC system and incorporates a wealth of safety, referencing, sheet separation and measuring features to ensure safe and trouble-free operation over an extended service life.
Suitable for standard sheet sizes up to 1500mm x 3000mm and up to 20mm thick, the CompactServer offers a maximum single shelf payload of 3000kg, with a maximum raw or finished material stack height of 150mm.
Each of the unit's two shelves can be replaced by guide-mounted motorised pallets to allow stack handling by a bridge crane.
* About Prima Industrie - Coventry-based Prima Industrie UK draws on the established track record of its Italian parent organisation, Prima Industrie, a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of laser cutting machines and automation solutions.
Prima UK provides sales, installation and servicing for a wide range of new and pre-owned 2D and 3D cutting machines that are used by customers in industries as diverse as aerospace, automotive, marine and electrical equipment manufacture. Request a free brochure from Prima Industrie UK ...
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