Heavy Duty ring used in window-profile manufacture
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Hepcomotion product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jul 23, 2010
German automation company Willi Sturtz Maschinenbau has used a continuous linear-motion system from Hepcomotion in its production of a swivel module for the manufacture of window profiles.
A Hepcomotion Heavy Duty ring forms the basis of this swivel system, which is now a feature of the Stuga ZX5-S cutting and machining centre and is said to do the job of 20 conventional machine tools with fixed-angle tooling systems.
A continuous linear motion system supplied by Hepcomotion is being used in a swivel module that accommodates a full range of tools on a dedicated machining centre for the production of window profiles
Designed specifically for arduous rotary motion, the ring was supplied as a single-piece construction.
The weight of each of the tooling stations is 25kg, requiring a total load capacity of 20kN, which is within the limits of Hepcomotion's product, as it can support loads up to 40kN.
The life of the system was calculated on the basis of a 60rpm operating speed and 50 per cent duty cycle.
Operating for eight hours a day, 250 days a year, the total distance travelled would be 7,238km, giving the ring an estimated life of nearly 12 years.
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