FACE TO FACE
Levelled parts .
Flat levelled sheet metal ( on the right ).
Sustainability in focus
ARKU is an official partner of the Blue Competence ® Initiative and complies with clearly defined sustainability criteria and standards .
“ We have been consistently following this course for years . This is reflected in our EcoPlan ® and FlatMaster ® products . In 2000 , the patented and energy-efficient EcoPlan ® drive system was introduced for coil levellers . Since then , we have consistently continued to develop the machines and equipment to achieve greater performance and energy efficiency ,” explained ARKU .
“ We also use performance-controlled hydraulic pumps in our FlatMaster ® - series hydraulic leveller . The pumps only require full power during the levelling process . During standby times , performance reduces , thereby saving energy .”
Hellriegel is optimistic for business and prospects in 2022 , if there are no future lockdowns or COVID-19 disruptions , as ARKU customers are currently continuing to invest . It will continue to run its own in-house exhibitions / events as well as offer online machine demonstrations and webinars to promote its latest technologies and practices .
ARKU at Blechexpo 2021
ARKU Maschinenbau GmbH presented its new EdgeBreaker ® 6000 deburring machine at the Blechexpo exhibition in Stuttgart ( October 2021 ).
“ In addition to laser-cut parts , the deburring machine can also process punched parts , regardless of whether they are small or large . If required , the EdgeBreaker ® 6000 can handle material thicknesses far beyond the thin sheet range . The machine also covers all processing requirements : deburring , edge rounding and surface finishing , from individual parts to large quantities – the passage width of 1300mm turns processing dreams into reality ,” it told ISMR .
“ In addition to the rotary brushes are a grinding belt and a finishing unit . These
Below : The difference between levelled and unlevelled sheet metal .
three units make the EdgeBreaker ® 6000 the most universal deburring machine in the EdgeBreaker ® line-up . A quick-change system for the consumables adds flexibility and reduces set-up times ,” it added .
The EdgeBreaker ® 6000 has a vacuum table as support for the parts . This enables the machine to securely fix even small parts onto the conveyor to process them with repeatable accuracy . At Blechexpo 2021 , ARKU demonstrated how the right tools could be used to process sheet metal parts faster , saving costs .
“ With the new tools , we have succeeded in doubling the processing speed , while retaining identical rounding results . This leads to process cost savings of up to 30 per cent ,” it told ISMR .
ARKU has also further enhanced the interaction between tools and the machine . The ARKU Wizard on the new machine now handles this process using intelligent software in the machine . This is done by factoring in the part , tool and processing adjustments . To ensure that this works even as the wear on tools increases , the EdgeBreaker ® 6000 features automatic wear measurement . The control interface takes the wear of the tools into account and compensates for it to spare the operator the task of re-measuring and adjusting manually .
ARKU also presented its FlatMaster ® precision leveller on its booth at Blechexpo in Stuttgart . This is designed to ensure flat and ‘ virtually tension-free ’ workpieces .
Technical focus
There is a lack of qualified workers in the sheet metal industry so automation requirements for machine tools have been steadily rising . ARKU has seen this trend reflected in its machine tool sales , and particularly from requests from customers for more automation around ARKU machine tools . “ One machine that we showed at
Above : The new EdgeBreaker ® 6000 deburring machine .
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