Clamping force regulation without having to unclamp
More rational machining, high RPM, and increasingly thinner-walled, more filigreed work pieces - these are the trends for manufacturing turned parts. While in theory radial clamping force can indeed be calculated via the chucking mechanism of the clamping device, neither the condition of the clamping device nor the effects of the centrifugal force are included in the calculation. These are both factors that significantly influence and even falsify the calculated result. »We wanted to design a clamping device that precisely excludes these uncertainty factors«, explains CEO Gerhard Rall. »A clamping device that determines the actual situation, draws inferences relative to the targeted status from the actual situation, and knows what it must do to achieve the targeted status.« TOPlus IQ can handle all this, and more particularly: It regulates increase and decrease in clamping force without the necessity of unclamping the work pieces. The sensor technology in the chuck measures the holding power value, communicates this value wirelessly to the receiver station or the computer, and also initiates a correction via the machine if necessary. And this chuck offers another extremely clever solution. The transmitter in the TOPlus IQ chuck body does not require a separate energy supply. It generates the required energy via rotation of the clamping device.
An increase in holding power of more than 50 %
With the IQ variant HAINBUCH opens a new chapter in the manufacturing process of more sophisticated work pieces. The »intelligent execution« of the successful TOPlus chuck, which recently won for the company the Innovation Award by the »Initiative Mittelstand« [Initiative for mid-sized companies].
Offering tangible advantages that positively influence the manufacturing process, in addition to technical finesse. For example rolling friction between chuck and clamping head with minimum coefficient of friction, which increases the holding power more than 50 % relative to a SPANNTOP chuck. Thus, even for heavy machining tasks, such as drilling into solid blocks, you can now clamp with full power. On the other hand for subsequent precision machining TOPlus IQ allows totally gentle clamping – inconceivable with previous clamping devices due to the high friction in the chucking mechanism. This flexible clamping is possible due to an ingenious solution of embedded precision steel balls that instead of sliding friction, ensure rolling friction between chuck and clamping head. In addition the pyramid-shaped clamping geometry of the TOPlus chucks and well-designed sensor technology are examples of future technology that has long been desired.
PR contact:
Sylvia Rall . Marketing director
Tel. +49 [0]7144. 907-0 . Fax +49 [0]7144. 907-270
sylvia.rall@hainbuch.de
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