Automatic Magazine Bar Feeders Enables Fast Changeovers
July 1, 2013
Two additions to the LNS America Alpha line of bar feeders are designed to provide consistent bar support and smooth, reliable bar loading for enhanced precision machining performance, according to LNS.
Alpha 538 is designed for sliding headstock machines and loads bar stock diameters from .20" to 1.5" (5 mm to 38 mm). Alpha 552 is for fixed headstock machines and bar stock diameters from .20" to 1.85" and up to maximum 2.047" diameter with bar preparation (5 mm to 52 mm).
Both bar feeders use hydrodynamic or hydrostatic oil to support bar stock and reduce vibration transference. Exclusive LNS Quick-Change round guiding elements and pusher enable partial changeovers in less than three minutes and complete changeovers in less than eight minutes, according to the company.
For bar loading on sliding headstock machines, Alpha 538 includes a Swiss safety connection featuring a telescopic tube and T-Tube liners; the LNS patented 3-S direct electronic headstock synchronization system; and a long pusher extension (depending on the machine configuration).
According to LNS, other features standard on both bar feeders include: a high-capacity (11.8" wide) self-contained magazine tray for unattended and lights-out operation; centralized bar selection fingers adjustment; 2-position hydrostatic outboard stabilizer with Quick-Change bushing system; automatic torque and speed adjustment; heavy-duty, self-centering remnant retraction system with torque power booster designed to provide reliable, consistent bar extraction and insertion; an 18.5" Z-axis retraction system for easier spindle liner changeovers and routine machine maintenance.
For more information contact:
LNS America
4621 East Tech Drive
Cincinnati OH 45245
513-528-5674
www.lns-america.com
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