Pallet Changers Adapt to Any Size Machining Center
August 1, 2014
Celebrating over 45 years in business, Midaco Corporation manufactures pallet changers that adapt to all machining centers with travels up to 150" x 50" (3,810 mm x 1,270 mm). These systems are designed to reduce spindle downtime related to part loading and fixture changeover by adapting to virtually all types of new and existing machining centers. The automatic pallet changers are servo driven and are designed to offer a fast pallet change time. They will be displayed at IMTS.
"Today's just-in-time marketplace is causing companies to experience smaller lot sizes," said a company spokesperson. "These short run jobs cause significant spindle downtime due to fixture change over. When combined with part loading, first article inspection and emergency job interruption tasks, experts estimate that today's average machining center is idle up to 70% of the time. At a conservative shop rate of $75.00 per hour this down time can add up to over $56,000.00 of lost profit per year, per each machine owned. Midaco pallet changers are a proven way to eliminate unnecessary spindle downtime and rescue lost profit.
"Once a pallet or load of parts is complete, the next pallet or job is transferred into the machine in seconds. Because all part loading and job set-up tasks are performed offline (without the operator leaning into the machine), both productivity and safety is maximized. Midaco automatic pallet systems are easily installed on the right side or the left side - or sometimes both sides - of a new or existing machine center to reduce floor space."
In addition to automatic pallet changers, Midaco has manual pallet changers with pallet sizes from 16" x 14" (406 mm x 356 mm) up to 60" x 30" (1,524 mm x 762 mm), manual rotary pallet changers with round pallets from 8" (203 mm) to 12" diameter (304 mm), and micro pallet systems with 12.75" x 10.5" (324 mm x 267 mm) size pallets. Other products include automatic door systems for single and double door vertical machining centers and lathes.
For more information contact:
Midaco Corporation
2000 East Touhy Avenue
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
847-593-8420
www.midaco-corp.com
IMTS 2014 Booth S-9347
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