Turning Technologies “Our machines today are designed with flexibility to minimize
the costs and headaches that have traditionally been associ- ated with part changeovers, including upfront planning, special tooling, special fixturing,” said Jeffrey L. Reinert, Index president and CEO. Index machines include the MS series multispindle machines, R200 turning/milling machine, Traub TNL series Swiss machines, and the C Series multitask automatic lathes for bar from 42 to 90-mm diameter. “Machine design minimizes all of those typical costs by using standard carbide inserts, off-the- shelf tooling or drills. You don’t have to get a lot of special tool- ing, form tools or toolholders. Quick-change collets are standard so they’re easy to change, and tooling can be preset off-line while the machine is running the previous job,” said Reinert. “The net result is that costs are low and downtime between
Turning on the B axis can be done on DMG / Mori Seiki’s CTX Gamma 2000 mill turn.
jobs is minimized. The customer gains flexibility and higher productivity, and the customer can produce parts and get them in and out of his plant faster, meeting JIT requirements and improving cash flow,” said Reinert. Index has introduced
ABB Robotics. From small parts to the largest. Automated metal fab made easy.
From entry level systems for smaller parts to the most intricate, highly engineered systems for heavy, large frame welding, ABB has the ideal robotic system for the full range of welding, cutting and metal fabrication applications. With industry leading software innovations that reduce programming complexity, ABB robots and modular systems can easily handle small batch runs of highly diverse parts. The ABB family of robots includes a selection of integrated dressing models that deliver 15% shorter cycle times, lower operational costs and greater flexibility.
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