Swiss Turning for Medical
parts fast, get rid of the bushing, and that’s basically where Ganesh started, making parts 1 3/8" [37.5 mm] and smaller without a guide bushing therefore not requiring ground bar- stock or long wasted bar remnants," said Eichele.
Medical Parts Get Precision Machining Hardinge Inc. (Elmira, NY) is well-known for its Swiss turn-
“The EPIC R/T Reigns Supreme For Part Family Production” s an industry innovator, Hydromat Quality control and inspection is always
created an exciting new edge for their full CNC production machines
with the EPIC R/T line of rotary transfer machines. All of the EPIC machines feature Embedded Motion Control, we call it EMCTechnology, an advancement that brings even more advanced productivity power
to Hydromat’s already impressive capabilities.
Now each station has its own control system integrated into each toolspindle unit resulting in a plug & play control architecture. this
The technology lower by-products are flexibility, with changeover of substantially
re-tooling costs and superior times that
are generally only counted in minutes,
crucial. The EPIC R/T can identify and track specific parts, or groups of parts, and segregate them as required for offline Statistical Process Control. A full array of in-process gauging and measurement capabilities are available to keep production in tight control.
Hydromat’s EPIC R/T provides the ultimate in productivity combined with unparalleled flexibility for cost competitive lean manufacturing. With all the advanced CNC capabilities of EmbeddedMotion Control coupled with the legendary Hydromat design, don’t you think it’s time you should take a look?
not hours. All EPIC R/T tool spindle MA, our booth number is 1336. Stop units employ a linear scale for position
feedback creating a true closed loop minutes to discuss the Hydromat EPIC CNC system. This impressive system R/T and how it can help you improve has a feedback resolution of 1 micron.
your bottom line. Seconds 7.0
Visit us at EASTEC in West Springfield, by, we would love to spend a few
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ing components including Swiss-type headstock collets, pickoff collets, carbide guide bushings, bar loader collets and custom manufactured solutions for Swiss turn- ing. The Quest Super-Precision GT27 gang-tool turning center is well-suited for machining medical components for neurological, orthopedic, spinal/bone fi xation, dental implants, drug infusion, catheter connectors, optical, maxillofa- cial, micro/minimally invasive, surgical instrument applications. The GT27 is designed for machin-
Seconds 8.0 Seconds 5.0 Seconds 4.0 Seconds 3.5 12.0 1Se Seconds Seconds 6.5 It’s all about profits! Kevin Meehan
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ing small diameters, complex and tight-tolerance parts, and other chal- lenging requirements, offering continu- ous machining accuracy of 0.0002" (0.005 mm) on diameter, part round- ness variation of 0.000015" (0.00038 mm) and part surface fi nish of 8 µin. Bar work up to 1 1/16" (27 mm) and chucked parts up to 4" (102 mm) in diameter (using a step chuck) can be machined on the GT27. The GT27 features Hardinge’s inter- changeable top plate and quick-change collet-ready spindle. The top plate secures to the dovetailed cross slide and is interchangeable for quick and accurate tooling changes that can be performed in under a minute. Pre-tooled top plates can be quickly interchanged within 0.0002" repeatability to produce a new part or family of parts. Hardinge’s patented collet-ready spindle provides maximum rigidity and gripping power because the collet seats directly in the spindle with minimum overhang from the spindle bearings. In this design the spindle accuracy is transferred directly to the workpiece.
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Hydromat Inc. • 11600 Adie Road • St. Louis,MO p 314.432.4644 • f 314.692.5166
63043 The SR-20RIV from Star CNC Ma-
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