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CNC laser cutting and profiling machines
News Release from: Trumpf | Subject: Automatic nozzle changer - flatbed laser profilers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 May 2006
Automatic laser nozzle changer expands
versatility
Automatic nozzle changer for high production flatbed lasers enables a wide range of materials to be processed with maximum speed and efficiency - and especially during unattended shifts.
Automatic nozzle changer for high production flatbed lasers enables a wide range of materials to be processed with maximum speed and efficiency - and especially during unattended shifts To enable a wide range of materials to be processed with maximum speed and efficiency - and especially during unattended shifts - Trumpf has introduced a new automatic nozzle changer for its fleet of high production flatbed lasers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new system saved more than 60 min of handling and waiting time - 60 min that could have been spent on producing more parts and therefore reducing unit costs.
The automatic nozzle changer can achieve these time savings as the operator does not have to wait until the programme ends to change the nozzle.
Through the control system, this can be pre-set whilst the machine is in operation and by minimising operator-intervention handling errors are virtually eliminated.
Higher process reliability and greater productivity are assured.
The carrier plate of the changer can hold up to eight nozzles that can be arranged according to the needs of the job.
During the exchange process the laser head and swing arm of the nozzle changer assume the transfer position.
The rotary clamp chuck of the swivel arm then removes the nozzle and relocates it on the carrier arm.
A new nozzle is retrieved and mounted into the cutting head.
The machine is then ready for the next job.
This feature is now standard on all new Trumatic L3050, L4050 and L6050 flatbed laser machines, Trumpf's high productivity workhorses. Request a free brochure from Trumpf ...
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