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assume that each vehicle has 5 airbags and that each
airbag requires one turned part, this represents 300
million parts. Suppose that a company works 300
days per year, it therefore makes 1 million parts per
day! A typical airbag part is produced at 8 parts per
minute on a Chucker multispindle. Therefore, let’s
assume that, with an efficiency rate of 80%, a
machine working 24 hours a day produces 9200
parts per day. Bases on this calculation, it would
therefore require 109 machines working 24 hours a
day, 300 days a year to produce this part! The potential
therefore exists.
Tailor-made as standard!
Why choose the robot or the slope? The cycle time
of the workpiece is the decisive element. In the case
of a rapid part (a few seconds), the robot is to be
avoided because its operation time is too long compared
to the time required to produce the part. The
machining time actually determines the time authorized
for the loading and unloading because the cycle
time must nor be slowed for handling reasons.
How to establish which is the best solution? Even if
the machines are standard elements, each case is
specific and the solution is finely adapted.
Would you like further information concerning
Chucker solutions? Please contact Mr Rocco
Martoccia at Tornos at the following address:
Tornos SA
Rocco Martoccia
Industrielle 111
2740 Moutier
Tel. +41 32 494 44 44
Fax +41 32 494 49 03
martoccia.r@tornos.com
CHUCKER SOLUTION: IN SHORT!
Limitations of the system
• Development “tailor-made” per part family
Benefits of the Chucker solution
• Reduction in parts costs
• Reduced floor space of machine
• Reduced swarf
• Loading up to 40 mm
• Possibility of machining special profiles
• Loading of non-symmetrical material
• Main strengths of the standard machine conserved
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