PRODUCT INNOVATIONS Automatic Grinding Offers Payback in 18 Months or Less
ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Wau-
paca, Wis., has taken delivery of the SAM 600G automated grinding center—its seventh machine from Maus Spa, Campodarsego, Italy, which is now represented in the U.S. by Hunter Automated Machinery Corp., Schaumburg, Ill. Te SAM 600G grinding centers
are the latest from Maus’ SAM line, which are appropriate for riser cutting and grinding in jobbing foundries. Te SAM 600G is an automated CNC grinding center with four-tool capacity and a product load/unload time of less than four seconds. It is built with a rotary turntable for load- ing and unloading workpieces, and multi-spindle grinding is program- mable for cutting risers and gating, plus surface and internal grinding. Te center can be set up to grind different parts at the same time and programmed without interrupting the production cycle. “It’s a larger machine than the
original SAM 300, which is about a 46 | MODERN CASTING July 2011
The Maus SAM 600G automated CNC grinding center with four-tool capacity and a product load/unload time of less than four seconds.
swing reach of 27.5 in. (700 mm). According to Purdy, incorporat-
ing automatic grinding into a met- alcasting facility can help with space limitations and improve efficiency by reducing scrap. “When you are not producing scrap
and one or two machine operators can replace a dozen grinders, it doesn’t take long to see a return on investment,” Purdy said. “Te machine will pay for itself within a year to 18 months.” Maus grinding centers can be
third the physical size and half the cost,” said Kevin Purdy, vice president of Hunter. Te SAM 600G can be used for castings up to 440 lbs. (200 kg) and 20 in. (520 mm). It has a
paired with a programming station where the workpiece to be finished is dimensioned with all data recorded on a PC. Te resulting program is trans- ferred to the CNC via USB. Person- nel can perform the entire machining setup offline, saving setup time and
reducing machine downtime. Visit
www.hunterauto.com for more information.
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