We developed a combination of grinding, milling, cleaning and measuring for our customers. Along with the high process accuracy the customer placed very high requirements on the autonomy of the system. A exciting task for which our technicians developed a package of smart solutions:
EXAMPLE ONE
PRODUCING CERAMIC COMPONENTS
- Automatic feeding via pallet stacker system
- The blank is screwed into the spindle for machining - incl. torque monitoring
- HF spindles on the linear carriage - one for vertical processes, one for horizontal processes and one for adjustable angle processes
- An additional side milling cutter on the linear carriage, in order to slot the workpiece
- Function of the slots will be monitored: The emergence of cooling lubricant through the slots will be detected via sensors
- Unscrewing of the workpieces
- Air blasting of the workpieces
- Measurement in optical shaft measuring station: The measured values are then transferred to the control system and an adaptation of the program is implemented if necessary
- Parts within tolerance are set down on the pallet, faulty parts in the NOK gate.
The system is also equipped with some additional features for support and for quality assurance:
- The covering of the machine interior with bellows protects the guides from grinding dust and swarf
- The HF spindles are permanently acoustically monitored for wear through a cooling lubricant stream by means of structure-borne noise and trued if necessary
- The external preparation of cooling lubricant via a belt filter assures the quality of the coolant.