Prab Engineers Chip Processing Systems to Improve Efficiencies and Increase Productivity
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RAB Inc., a US-based manufacturer of custom equipment and systems for scrap metal processing and fluid filtration, works with customers globally to design robust, cost-saving designs. C&A Tool is a premier international supplier of machined specialty parts, housing operations for milling, grinding, laser sintering, and turning. Like PRAB, C&A Tool serves customers in aerospace, transportation, defense, medi- cal, and heavy industrial manufacturing sectors. A strong reputation for engineered, robust chip systems coupled with decades of metal han- dling experience is why C&A Tool partnered with PRAB to design a chip processing system that would accommodate their growing business. “I order less oil now for eight machines than I was ordering for three before we purchased the PRAB system. In addition to cost savings from
oil reclamation, the system requires very limited manpower to operate.” – Gary Sroufe, C&A Tool's multispindle expert The heart of the PRAB system includes a Vertical Axis Crusher, (VAC) with integral discharge conveyor. The VAC reduces the large volume of scrap produced from eight index multi-spindle lathes, and several multi-axis-Star CNC Swiss-type lathes. The PRAB crusher takes the large wads of turnings and reduces them by 6× the original size; quickly producing manageable and profitable scrap while leaving the shop environment clean and safe. Contact: PRAB, 5944 East N Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49048; Ph: 800-968-7722; e-mail: sales@prab.com; or visit: www.prab.com
PAMA: New Multifunctional Table-Type Boring and Milling Machines
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he characteristics of the TB are as usual for PAMA products, unsurpassed precision and accu- racy with high torque and power for chip removal capacity, offering high- speed performance and productivity. The TB range includes three basic models: TB3000, TB 3800, TB 4600, with X-axis travels from 118 to 181", tables sizes from 63 × 63" to 79 × 98" load capacity from 35,300 lbs to 55,100 lbs, a centrally located headstock, boring spindles
of 5.1" or 6.3" diameters, spindle speed of up to 3500 rpm, spindle power up to 61 hp and 70 hp and spindle torque of up to 1372 and 1767 lb.ft.
TB boring and milling machines can machine big components with diameters up to 181", weight up to 55,120 lbs, in various materials such as steel, cast iron, aluminum alloys and titanium alloys for power generation, earthmoving, aerospace, shipbuilding, diesel engine and heavy mechanical engineering. Contact: PAMA Inc., 890 Tollgate Rd., Elgin, IL 60123-9300; Ph: 847-608-6400; Fax: 847-695-4676; e-mail: info@pama.us, or visit www.pama.us