Modular machines, portfolio of technologies

Multiple machines from EMAG’s modular standard VL and VT product families will be on display during IMTS 2014. These modular standard machines allow different operations on the same platform for easy interlinking, eliminating great outlays for automation.

The VL vertical pick-up lathe series creates new opportunities to machine a wide range of chucked components. Small gearwheels, planetary gears, sun gears, sliding sleeves synchronizer rings, and flange components, for example, can be machined with great efficiency. The smallest lathe of the VL product family, the VL 2, machines workpieces with a maximum diameter of 4" and a length of up to 6". Increasing in size, the VL 4, VL 6, and VL 8 offer a number of different turning and milling operations within the framework of a single closed-loop production process. Designed for the handling of large components is the largest vertical turning machine of the series, the VL 8, which, handles workpieces up to 16" in diameter and 12" in length.

The same modular concept includes the VT-series for machining large quantities of shaft components. With four axes, a self-loading turret, and integrated automation, the VT 2-4 can machine shafts with a maximum diameter of 2.5" and 16" in length. Spindle speeds of up to 6,000rpm achieve short cycle times as the shaft is clamped vertically between work spindle and tail stock, and machined from two sides. The vertical alignment of the workpiece ensures process integrity, where the unhindered chip flow prevents the build-up of chip nests in the machining area.

Integrating the technologies of the EMAG Group into these new modular standards, the VLC 200 H will make its North American debut at McCormick Place. The VLC 200 H hobbing machine integrates EMAG-KOEPFER technology into the EMAG vertical platform, including the pick-up design where the main spindle removes the raw part from the conveyor belt, transfers it to the tailstock flange, and removes it from the machining area after the completion of the hobbing cycle. Gears with a maximum diameter of 8" and module 4 can be dry-milled at greatly shortened cycle times.

EMAG LLC
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IMTS 2014 booth #N-6846