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News Release from: Iemca Division, Igmi SpA | Subject: Bar feeders
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2000
Gamba chooses 100 Iemca bar feeders
The choice of Gamba in Northern Italy for 100 bar feeders for 100 lathes involved only one name: Iemca
In over 60 years of existence, Gamba a Bergamo-based company, Northern Italy, has always stood out in the complex world of sub-supplies The company focuses on top-quality mechanical processing (turning in particular) and specializing in the manufacture of small-to-medium production runs
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Dec 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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At the Bergamo-based plant, which has recently completed a new extension to its facility, in addition to its traditional automatic single-spindle lathes, there is a newer continuously expanding department with NC lathes, all equipped with bar feeders made by the Faenza-based manufacturer.
The relationship between Gamba and Iemca dates back several decades.
When the need first emerged for feeding automatically its lathes, Gamba called in Iemca who provided the proper solution.
Since then, whenever the need arises for an automatic loader, Gamba seeks the cooperation of Iemca, who has always found a suitable bar feeding solution for their needs.
Product reliability, service, reduced vibrations - which can seriously effect the performance of the lathe and finish of the component - and noise reduction are Gamba's requests completely fulfilled by Iemca products.
Throughout the years various innovative solutions have been developed by Iemca at the request of Gamba technicians, such as the rotation of the bar in an oil bath (hydrodynamic operation), and a more compact bar feeder to reduce the space taken up in the workshop - solutions that have further improved performance and reduced the costs.
Iemca bar feeders enhance the production of Gamba turning machines by at least 30% and have proven to be extremely reliable requiring very few repairs, economical allowing for quick payback on investment and are easy to maintain.
Gamba has installed a wide range of Iemca automatic bar feeder models handling diameters from 1 to 70 mm.
According to Gamba technicians one of Iemca asset is the ability to accommodate a wide range of diameters within a guide channel set making retooling quick and easy.
This flexibility is needed at Gamba with its frequent production changes.
An additional feature of Iemca's flexibility witnessed at Gamba, in particular with the BOSS and Mini BOSS models, is the ability with minimum cost and variation at the interface level to move the units from older cam machines to a newer CNC machine, once the cam machine has been retired.
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