Posted on 2/13/2019
Iemca has introduced a new bar feeder designed to maximise productivity during unattended turning and milling of larger diameter components in single-spindle, fixed-head lathes. Called Maestro 80, among the innovative design features incorporated into the new magazine, three have been granted patents.
One protects ABACOS (Adaptive BAr COntrol System), a self-adjusting bar clamping arrangement. It is designed to carry out different operations, namely guiding the material, damping vibrations and tightening on the pusher, all without changing the guide channel over a material range of 10 to 80 mm diameter.
The ABACOS system can also handle non-round material - 10 to ...