Small-to-Mid-Volume Honing Machines and Tooling

Through a recent exclusive partnership with a long-established U.K.-based manufacturer, Engis Corporation now offers low-to-mid-volume multi-stroke honing machines to complement its high-volume machines. The expansion gives customers a complete range of production choices, from subcontract honing to prototyping to continuous process.

The equipment now available through Engis includes the CM-2000 compact honing machine and the PH-4000 and PH-5000 honing machines. The CM-2000 provides precision honing for one-off and batch production, as well as a choice of fully electronic semi-automatic or manual operation with two button-control panels. "It also provides more machine (full servo control) for the price for producing parts with 5µ tolerance," said a company spokesperson. The PH-4000 and PH-5000 offer programmable, precision-controlled production honing with a wide capability for small-to-medium volumes.

Every programming option is available for parts that need custom stroke features. Fewer, more conversational programming screens and a 10-minute changeover allow even starting operators to produce parts with 5µ tolerance in one hour. The machines include interlocked guarding, as well as controls located outside the spindle area for enhanced safety.

"The force-monitoring feedback, sub-micron stone adjustment rate, multiple-cut parameter options and precise positioning of the stroking fixture make it possible to hone parts in their relaxed state," said Engis Product Specialist Mike Schmalz. "This leads to ultra-precision bore geometries, consistent surface finish, sub-micron size control and burr-free cutting."

Engis's enhanced capabilities now also include single-stone, multi-stone and single-pass tooling that can adapt to other manufacturers' machines.

For more information contact:

Engis Corporation

105 West Hintz Road

Wheeling, IL 60090

847-808-9400

info@engis.com

honing.engis.com

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