Manufacturing Machinery World April 2020

NEW PRODUCTS – NEW PRODUCTS – NEW PRODUCTS
SICK’S SIG200 IS
AN IO-LINK
MASTER AND
CONTROL
SYSTEM IN ONE
SICK has unveiled its SIG200 PROFINET
Sensor Integration Gateway, the first in a
family of intelligent Industry 4.0 gateways
designed to work as both IO-Link Masters
and small, distributed control systems in one.
It makes light work of configuring localised
sensor applications and, at the same time,
opens up high-speed transfer of sensor
status, parameter and diagnostics data with
enterprise-level or cloud-based systems.
SICK’s SIG200 Sensor Integration
Gateway is an IO-Link Master with an onboard
web server that collects, combines,
evaluates and transmits signals from IO-Link
devices from any manufacturer. SICK’s
innovative DualTalk technology means the
SIG200 needs only one cable to communicate
simultaneously via the fieldbus with the
machine controller and with higher-level
enterprise or web-based systems.
Data can be integrated transparently into
both common PLC environments and higherlevel
systems. The SIG200’s built-in logic
and remote intelligence make it quick and
easy for engineers to create and run
distributed sensor applications, even
independently of the PLC.
“The beauty of the SIG200 is that it offers
all the Industry 4.0 benefits of setting up a
system using an IO-Link Master, PLC and
sensors. Alternatively, it opens a second
route, where you can by-pass the PLC and
create your own data gathering system
linking straight to the cloud,” explains David
Hannaby, SICK’s UK Product Manager for
Presence Detection.
SICK is offering an IO-Link Master
Starter Kit, which contains everything
needed to set up an application using the
SIG200. The kit includes the SIG200, IMC
Proximity Sensor, WLG16 photoelectric
sensor and reflector, cabling and accessories
together with SICK’s SOPAS ET and
FieldEcho software. Step by step guidance is
provided for a quick-start configuration of a
simple application using the IO-Link Master.
Email: andrea.hornby@sick.co.uk.
Web: www.sick.co.uk
KYOCERA EXTENDS PORTFOLIO WITH
NEW TANGENTIAL MILLING CUTTERS
Kyocera has added the MEV tangential cutter
series to its wide milling products portfolio,
which was first presented at the EMO 2019.
Moreover, by adding the new MFLN,
Kyocera provides a high-efficiency tool for
heavy milling. The Japanese company is thus
meeting the high demand for cutting tools
that offer extreme resistance and stable
performance and a variety of cutting
conditions.
The 90° cutter MEV offers a high rigidity
due to a higher web thickness than
conventional cutters. Another advantage is
the low cutting force due to axial rake angle
of max. 17°. The advanced cutting
performance can be noticed by excellent
finish bottom and squareness of the tooled
workpiece. The increased hardness and wide
contact surface additionally improve the tool
life. In order to reduce stress on the cutter
body, the development work was carried out
using state-of-the-art simulation and analysis
technology.
Also, the newly developed triangular
inserts with three cutting edges contribute to
the low cutting force and increased
toolholder rigidity.
The PR15-Serie utilizes MEGACOAT
NANO coating technology with excellent
wear and adhesion resistance. The high
performance of the inserts makes machining
more stable and less prone to chatter. Thus,
they represent high performance,
economical, and multi-functional milling
solutions, which, among others, find use for
Folding of sheet metal can be automated
using a new bending centre from Swiss
manufacturer, Bystronic. It lowers
production costs, promotes accuracy and
consistency, and at the same time increases
flexibility for dealing with batch sizes from
small runs to large series. Bending Cell is
available in the UK through the group's
Coventry subsidiary. It is based on the
company's Xpert Pro press brake served by a
7-axis robot that is able to cope with a wide
variety of component sizes and shapes.
A gripper changer, tool changer and
magazine, and material storage unit may be
either factory-fitted or retrofitted at a later
shouldering, slotting, and ramping at depths
of cut of 6 mm or less.
Kyocera’s new high efficiency cutter
MFLN with a wide contact face of insert are
optimal for large depths of cut and high feed
rates. The tangentially mounted inserts with
a length of 22 mm and two cutting edges on
both sides provide an increased rigidity and
stableness, low cutting force, and high
reliability on heavy milling. As a result, the
MFLN reduces the tendency to chatter and
prevents sudden insert fracture. Together
with Kyocera’s original PVD coating
technology MEGACOAT NANO1 with high
hardness (35 Gpa) and excellent oxidation
resistance, the MFLN promises a long tool
life. It offers three cutter styles including
different cutting edge angles in order to
cover a wide variety of machining
applications: cutting edge angles of 90°
(MFLN90), 70° (MFLN70) and 45° (MFLN45).
www.kyocera.co.uk
AUTOMATED BENDING OF SHEET METAL
time, allowing not only component handling
but also gripper and bending tool exchange
to be autonomous. The modular system
enables existing Xpert Pro machines in the
field to be automated.
Intelligent offline programming software
saves time by determining the optimal
bending sequence for every job. The program
for the next order can be downloaded
without interrupting the current process. The
cell can accommodate production of kits of
parts needed for a complete assembly.
While the robot is bending, staff can
perform other tasks such as the supply and
removal of sheet and parts, or operation of a
laser cutting machine or welding system. The
cell is simple to use, as both the robot and
press brake are controlled using the same
touch screen. The ByVision Bending user
interface provides the user with an overview
of the current job status and the remaining
production time, even optionally on mobile
devices.
Email: daniel.thombs@bystronic.com
Web: www.bystronic.com
26 Manufacturing Machinery World, April 2020