Energy Saving Punch Press Enables High Speed / High Quality Processing Of Sheet Metal Components At Fowlers Of Bristol (Engineers) Ltd
Fowlers of Bristol (Engineers) Ltd continue to invest despite the challenging economic environment, this is considered vital for the company to compete in the global marketplace and to offer its customers high quality products at competitive prices, thus ensuring the long term future of the business and its employees.
New Investment Jan 2009: AMADA ACUTE 2510 51 STATION CNC PUNCH PRESS
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Machine Feature |
Benefits |
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Single AC Servo Drive Motor |
1.
Kinder to the Environment – 50% reduction in power consumption and elimination of hydraulic oil waste.
2. Lower Piece Part Costs -
High Speed Processing up to 900 hits per minute. |
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51 Station Turret |
3.
Lower Set-up Costs
4. Lead Time Reduction
- Multiple configurations of standard and special tooling in a single turret (less tool changes). |
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Bridge Frame Design with Thick Turret |
5. Accurate High Quality Blanking –
Rigid design of machine & turret ensures accuracy and a high quality edge finish, even at higher processing speeds. |
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Power Vacuum Slug Extraction |
6. Improved Surface Finish –
Metal slugs produced by nibbling operations are removed by a power vacuum thus preventing surface marking / damage.
7. Fine Contouring –
Laser like edges on shaped profiles (very fine nibble needing little or no secondary finishing). |
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Auto Index & Fully Programmable Ram |
8. Multiple Operations on one Machine –
Punching, Profiling, Forming, Tapping, De-burring & Part Marking. |
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Large Bed Size |
9. Accurate Profiling of Large Sheets –
Sheets up to 2500 1250mm can be profiled successfully without repositioning. |
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Network Enabled |
10. Offline Programming & Data Storage –
Machine can be kept running whilst new jobs are programmed (reduced down time), programmes can be stored remotely to prevent data loss. |
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