ATC with Compact, High Capacity Magazine

Automatic tool changers, type CTA-HSL are designed for applications on CNC milling machines, vertical and horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes and multitasking machines. The tool exchangers feature a compact tool magazine and accommodate a high quantity of toolholders in a restricted area and are particularly suitable for use on smaller machine tools.

Each tool changer consists of:

• A CTA dual motion cam operated exchanger that performs the high speed and mechanically synchronized movements for grasping, extracting, exchanging and inserting the tools simultaneously between the spindle and the magazine, plus the release of the tool grippers. This entire high-speed cycle is operated by one 3 phase, self-braking motor.
• A mechanical exchange arm with dual rapid-release gripper hands and built-in safety interlocks.
• The compact HSL series tool storage magazine, on which all toolholder pockets are hinged to enable a 90° tilt during a tool exchange, are assembled in a moveable track within a support structure designed to gain the optimum utility from the available allotted space on smaller machine tools and is driven via a servo motor.

The toolholder tilt unit is pneumatically operated as is the tool taper cleaning head actuated as the used tool is reinserted back into the magazine. A built-in switch system provides toolholder identification and is used for management of the migrating tools. In addition, a dedicated toolholder to tool pocket identification management system is available upon request.

Tool exchange time varies from 0.6 to 1.2 seconds depending upon the frame size of unit, the tool weights and the length of the exchange arm.

For more information contact:

Indexing Technologies Inc.

37 Orchard Street

Ramsey, NJ 07446

201-934-6333

info@indexingtechnologies.com

www.indexingtechnologies.com