SCHUNK is a global competence leader for gripping systems and clamping technology and No. 1 supplier for technology equipment of robots and production. The company will once again be showing why its product range is the industry benchmark at Southern Manufacturing 2017. At the FIVE venue in Farnborough from the 21st to 23rd March, on Stand S110, the family owned company will be showing a variety of new and established product lines.
As a firm favourite among the industry, SCHUNK will once again be demonstrating the capabilities of its ROTA-S Plus chuck. With an optimised wedge bar drive system, a jaw change time of less than 60 seconds and an improved lubricant system, the ROTA-S Plus ensures a consistently high clamping force that exceeds the performance from alternate lathe chucks. Making higher rotational speeds and cutting speeds are possible, users can apply more efficient cutting strategies that shorten the manufacturing time.
From the toolholding stable, SCHUNK will be emphasising the benefits of its TENDO E compact hydraulic expansion toolholder. The TENDO E compact demonstrates a tool life extension of 300% and tool changeovers in seconds.
SCHUNK has taken the industry by storm recently with its Industry 4.0 developments and the automation products will also be in abundance at Southern Manufacturing 2017. One product that has proven extremely popular since its launch, is the new BSWS-MPG-plus standardised finger blanks that feature an integrated quick-change jaw system that shortens the time for a jaw change in small parts grippers. The impressive BSWS-MPG-Plus reduces jaw changes in grippers to less than 30 seconds.
Compared with a conventional jaw change, the MPG-plus system reduces the set-up times by up to 90%. An easily accessible form-fit locking mechanism ensures finger change with a repeat accuracy that can be achieved within seconds by a 90° turn of an Allen key. The entire length of the fingers can be adapted to the individual workpiece without having to take into account the jaw change and the required screw connections.
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