Adaptive Solution for Transfer Line Machines
In the age of modern manufacturing, industries demand fast and effective solutions for mass production.
Transfer line machines are especially equipped and dedicated for this purpose. Transfer lines consist of several stations with different types of tools for diverse machining operations such as turning, drilling, milling, and boring.
Transfer line machines are robust and can be used only to produce specific items.
With the growing demand for even higher mass-produced parts, transfer line machines have been widely adopted specifically for small cylindrical parts produced from rods.
This phenomenon makes these machines highly popular.
The transfer line concept aims to induce manufacturing in the fastest and most economical methods.
Achieving success depends on the right tool design, as described in the following highlights:
Most of the tools are specially tailored and complicated due to the complexity of the machining process, with very tight cycle times.
Combined tools maintain exact cycle times and reduce the number of stations required for a given machining process.
The tools combine several functions such as:
- Drilling, boring and chamfering or spot facing operations
- Drilling, trepanning and chamfering operations
- Drilling and internal slotting
- Plunging with direct and back chamfering, etc.
Equipment for transfer line machines usually requires specific tool dimensions due to the station size, stroke limitation and good chip evacuation which allows non-stop production cycles.
Tight tolerances can be achieved with mono-block tools combined with specially tailored tools that have different adaptation types such as CAMFIX, HSK, and more.
Rotating and non-rotating shape forming tools equipped with ISCAR's unique FTB, XNUW and PENTA inserts allow reducing cycle time by machining complicated profiles in one pass.
Turning operations such as external turning, boring, and reverse boring are often performed by additional linear axis machining perpendicular to the spindle centerline.
Commonly called “U-axis,” a term used for placing tools on special heads with complicated block systems and counterweight,
ISCAR has enormous experience with such tools as separable (mounted on blocks), and as non-separable (mounted directly on the head).
Companies associated with the automotive, oil and gas, medical, miniature, and other industries widely use such types of machines.
These companies are global and situated in most industrialized countries.
ISCAR provides professional worldwide support and transfers important technical data related to specific projects among its subsidiaries, to assure the tools meet customer demands.
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