Bar Feeder
Compatible with all types of sliding- or fixed-headstock lathes as well as CNC and automatics, the compact unit has a bar capacity of 5 to 42 mm and automatically loads bars in lengths of 2100 mm. Magazine capacity is 28, 10-mm-dia. bars. The feeder is equipped with an elastic guide channel that permits rotation of round, square, and hex-shaped bars at increased speed with minimal noise and no vibration.
The supplier says setup time between bars of different diameter, without guide channel changes, is less than 10 min. Even if channel changes are necessary, setup can be completed in less than 40 min.
IEMCA (Industria Elettromeccanica Complessi Automatici, S.p.A.), Div. of Hydromat, Inc., 11600 Adie Road, St. Louis, MO 63043 USA. Tel: 314-692-8388, ext. 4287. Fax: 314-692-6152.