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FOCUS ON TOOLING by Jeff Paulson, Marketing Manager, Wilson Tool International Improve Punch Press Performance with Lean Tooling Innovations Tightening budgets and rising costs are leading punch press fabricators worldwide to develop lean manufacturing processes. Choosing more efficient tooling can play an important role in reaching such lean goals as faster setups, higher productivity and reduced waste. Wilson Tool offers a number of innovative tooling solutions that drastically improve punch press performance and help our customers achieve their lean manufacturing goals. Multi-Tool or Multiple Tools? You Decide. Perhaps more than any other tooling available, the Multi-Tool exemplifies all the benefits that contribute to “lean” tooling advances for the punch press. Using a single Multi-Tool, punch press fabricators are able to produce the same part in less time and for less money than with several individual tools. With our Multi-Tools for Finn-Power machines, fabricators are able to load the equivalent of 3, 8, or even 20 smaller tools in a single station to increase turret capacity. So, instead of loading punches individually, fabricators can load multiple punches simultaneously and perform several punching operations with one set-up. This reduces the number of tool changes operators make in the course of a run and results in significantly less downtime. Our R-Series Multi-Tool ® for Finn-Power machines adds further dimension to the flexibility offered by multi-tools by allowing high capacity fabricators to select not only the punch but also the angle with a single Multi-Tool. Using indexing, each individual tool in a Multi-Tool is able to achieve 360° punching operation. This flexibility eliminates the need to purchase multiple tools shaped at a variety of angles to meet specific production needs thereby reducing overall tooling costs. Unlike conventional multi-tools, our engineers created an innovative drop-in design that allows punches to be loaded quickly and easily. They also made sure to limit the number of moving parts, meaning our multitools are more reliable and require less maintenance. Bound to be the most functional tool on your punch press, the Wilson Tool Multi-Tool increases turret capacity, reduces tool changes, speeds run times and means less tooling to purchase and maintain. Get Rolling with Wilson Wheels. In pursuit of greater speed and performance, sheet metal fabricators worldwide are discovering the Wilson Wheel ® family of products. These revolutionary tools are unlike any other style of punch press tooling, allowing fabricators to create unique forms and shapes at unbelievable speeds. Wilson Tool Helps Fabricators Reach Lean Goals 16 Each forming tool is specially designed for high-speed production of slits, ribs, offsets, knurls, flares and logos on a wide range of materials with virtually no burrs or nibble marks. Faster cycle times and high quality production help fabricators achieve higher output with less waste. Fabricators wanting the flexibility to quickly create offsets in any contour starting or ending anywhere on the sheet should try the Hydraulic Rolling Offset. Creating ribs in contours can be done just as easily with the Hydraulic Rolling Rib. The Hydraulic Rolling Shear makes it possible to create straight line cuts or contours from anywhere on the sheet. Each of these can be produced using Auto Index. For easy, clean separation of parts, the Hydraulic Rolling Pincher is ideal. The Rolling Logo tool makes it easy to produce more visible logos. Logos can be produced larger than stations size (e.g. 100 mm long logo in a C station) on a wide range of material. Logos can be started or ended anywhere on the sheet. Tonnage is reduced compared with single hit stamping. Our Rolling Knurl tool creates a grip like effect on the sheet metal for rapid production of knurls. Highspeed production is equal to programmed table travel speed. The innovative Rolling Flare tool enables production of large diameter flares, even larger than station size normally allows, as well as other shapes. Each Rolling Flare is designed to suit specific customer requirements. Wilson Wheel technology from Wilson Tool cuts cycle times, reduces waste and produces higher quality products to support lean manufacturing goals. For more information, please contact: Wilson Tool International 12912 Farnham Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 55110 USA Tel: 800.328.9646 Fax: 800.222.0002 marketing@wilsontool.com
PRODUCT REVIEW Discover the Unique Versatility of Servo-Electric Punching Finn-Power introduced the servo-electric E series turret punch press in 1998. Since then, we have continued developing and applying this modern, highly productive technology so that today the range of servo-electric Finn-Power solutions is the widest in the world market, and our experience in this technology is the most extensive. The most recent addition is the new E5 series turret punch press. The new generation of Finn-Power’s servo operated E-series turret punch presses offers versatile punching, nibbling, forming and bending capacity on a single machine tool. Based on the ECOPUNCH ® concept, the E-series is an astonishing money saver, featuring: Low connection power Low power consumption Low maintenance costs High speed High accuracy High repeatability In addition, carefully planned ergonomics, low noise levels, and a modern industrial design combine to make the E-series turret punch press a truly state-of-the-art solution for flexible, productive fabrication. Three Models for Different Sizes Finn-Power E5 – small layout and convenient operation. Max sheet size without repositioning 50" x 120" (2,530 mm x 1,270 mm). Punching speed of 800 hpm at 1mm. Finn-Power E6 – higher range of automation and optional features. Max sheet size without repositioning 60" x 120" (3,074 mm x 1,542 mm). Punching speed 900 hpm at 1mm pitch. Finn-Power E8 – Full support for large sheet sizes. Max sheet size 60" x 169" (4,300 mm x 1,565 mm). Punching speed 900 hpm at 1mm pitch. 17
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