Edge Technologies presents the FMB Turbo 5-65 bar feeder. The Turbo 5-65 is a space saving double-pusher design featuring Bosch controls.
The FMB Turbo 5-65 is an automatic bar loading magazine feeder designed for feeding round, square and hexagonal bar material into CNC lathes. Quick-change polyurethane guide channels allow for quiet operation at high RPM while feeding round, square or hex bar stock. This feeder is compatible with all types of sliding or fixed, CNC or cam operated lathes with spindle bores up to 65 mm.
The robust design of the Turbo 5-65's cast iron base and support stands are resistant to flexing, this keeps vibration from bent bars to a minimum, for a smooth operation. Double-pusher space-saving design is 4 foot shorter than single pusher bar feeders.
The Turbo 5-65 features a Bosch Indradrive controller with a servo motor drive to the feed mechanism. Flexible control of bar length and rate of feed provides optimum practical use of the bar feeder. Options on the operator control panel enable proper interaction between the bar feeder and the CNC lathe, with parameters clearly shown on the text display.
The polyurethane guide channels can be changed quickly in about 10 minutes to accommodate multiple bar stock diameters. Oil filled guide channels envelope the stock, providing the guiding system for high RPM turning operations. During this process the rotation of the bar creates a hydro-dynamic effect, centering the bar stock in the channel reducing noise and vibration. The guide channel is securely closed with a toggle lever system while machining bars.
A roller steady device on the Turbo guides the bar stock between the bar feeder and lathe. "Rollers or blocks provide excellent feeding of round or profiled material. The rollers are quickly adjusted to the bar diameter," said a company spokesperson.
Bars are placed in the storage magazine at the side of the guide channel. This area features a loading capacity of 11 inches. The new bar is automatically positioned in the lathe ready for facing before the first component is produced. Part-to-part feedout can be controlled without a dead stop required. Loading time for a 12'bar is 30 seconds. Maximum adjustable feeding speed is 600 mm per second and maximum adjustable return speed is 1,000 mm per second.
The bar remnants are withdrawn to the back end of the magazine and a gripper extracts it out of the collet and deposits it in a remnant basket. The gripping device is used to both insert the new bar into the bar stock collet and to extract the remnant. It is not necessary to chamfer the bar if it is cleanly cut. No adjustment for bar size is necessary and it is completely self-centering. Bar pusher collet changes can be done less than two minutes with the Pin-On collet feature.
For more information contact:
Rick Bauer
Sales & Operations Manager
Edge Technologies
11600 Adie Road
St. Louis, MO 63043
314-692-8388
rbauer@edgetechnologies.com
www.edgetechnologies.com