Manufacturing Machinery World February 2018

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new MeasurinG equipMenT froM MasTer abrasives
A new range of measuring equipment by
Innovative Automation Products is now
available in the UK and Ireland from
Midlands-based Master Abrasives. The
Innovative product range of equipment for
the grinding process includes optical, air, coordinate
and other areas of metrology. A
selection of tools will be available for
demonstration at the Master grinding and
finishing showroom in 2018.
Innovative Automation Products has
been designing and manufacturing reliable
measuring equipment since its establishment
in 1997. The company uses advanced
Application Specific Integrated Circuits
(ASIC), surface mount and hybrid
technologies to increase product
performance whilst reducing component size
and count to keep costs low. State of the art
manufacturing and calibration facilities
complete their advanced set up in India.
Ian Meredith, Master Abrasives
Applications Engineering Manager, says
Innovative Automation Products offers a
1D and 2D height gauge which are manual or
motorised with a measuring length of 325,
625, 1025 or 1150mm. A 3D coordinate
measuring machine is also available as
manual, motorised or CNC type. The 2D
MACH 2018 is just around the corner and
Tornos has a real treat for turned parts
manufacturers, giving a UK exhibition debut
to the MultiSwiss 8X26. If you’re a turned
parts manufacturer looking for something to
give you a real competitive edge, you need to
see the Tornos MultiSwiss 8X26 at MACH.
This machine, one of a family of 3 ranging
from 14 to 32mm spindle sizes will appear at
the Birmingham NEC from the 9th to 13th
April on Stand H19-312 alongside a number
of new Tornos technologies.
Equipped with eight spindles and eight
slides for main operations and
accommodating up to three tools per slide,
height gauge which will be available to view
at Master Abrasives showroom features a
colour graphical LCD display. The RS232
data output provides the option of
evaluating measurement data externally
with SPC software on a PC. A large memory
capacity for 50 measuring programs of 800
steps each allows increased measurement
efficiency.
The air gauges by Innovative Automation
Products offer high accuracy and
repeatability. They are available with single
the MultiSwiss 8x26 takes the performance of
the MultiSwiss range to a new level, both in
terms of complexity and productivity. With
eight highly dynamic synchronous motorspindles
and ultra-fast barrel indexing, the
new MultiSwiss 8x26 can produce turned
parts up to 26mm diameter at staggering
productivity levels.
The new MultiSwiss 8X26 incorporates
powerful independently operating 11kW
motor-spindles that are equipped with a C-
axis and counter spindle. Reaching speeds of
8,000rpm in tenths of a second, these
advanced motors make a major contribution
to performance and productivity. As an
option, the machine
can be equipped
with Y axes to
further boost its
c a p a b i l i t i e s .
However, the
machine is
available in three
configurations to
meet the demands
of the end user.
This includes the
entry level option
of working without
or multi-channel and single or double
displays. The double channel single display
air gauge with an RS 232 port for the
computer interface will be available at the
Master grinding and finishing showroom for
demonstration.
Both vertical and horizontal profile
projectors are available from Innovative
Automation Products. The Innovative V400-
HP profile projector with a screen diameter
of 400mm will be on display in Master
Abrasives showroom. It combines high
accuracy optical non-contact measurement
and inspection with a measuring range of 250
x 150mm. The vertical light path
arrangement is ideally suited for inspection
of parts like cutting tool inserts, machined
components and shafts weighing up to 10kg.
The part can be placed on the work stage and
even secured to it using a range of the
optional accessories offered.
Ian Meredith concludes, “We continually
develop our product range to provide
solutions for industry and offer technical
support to help customers to improve
productivity.
Tel: 01327 703813
email: sales@master-abrasives.co.uk
www.master-abrasives.co.uk
Tornos MulTispindle To GeT uK exhibiTion debuT
aT MaCh
a Y-axis; the option with three Y-axes for
intermediate applications and the compete
machine with six Y-axes for the most
complex parts. In each machining position,
the operator can tailor the speed and
machining conditions as required.
As well as demonstrating the industry’s
leading turning technology, Tornos will be
giving MACH visitors a demonstration of its
Industry 4.0-enabling TISIS process
monitoring software. The Tornos stand is the
place to get a first look at a state-of-the-art
automated Tornos production cell to
produce, clean, measure and sort machined
parts and when necessary, communicate inprocess
corrections to each machine (closed
loop monitoring). Visitors to Tornos’ stand
will also experience TISIS live, with Tornos
service engineers analysing the status of each
connected Tornos machine at MACH 2018.
TISIS machine communication and
programming software is a manufacturers’
portal to the production efficiencies
envisioned by Industry 4.0. Make sure you
get a look at the future by visiting the Tornos
stand at MACH 2018.
Tel: 01530 513100
email: sales@tornos.co.uk
www.tornos.com
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