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The Q-Fin team on its booth in Hall 5 at Blechexpo in Stuttgart .
The Q-Fin Smart Link control . that regularly return to the company . After calibrating the brushes and selecting the correct program , the machine automatically sets the correct rotation and feed speeds . The program indicates which abrasives must be used for this program . The smart software is also ready for connection to a barcode scanner .
As an option , all machines from the Q-Fin range can be equipped with the automatic brush height system ( ABS ). The height setting can also be controlled from the touchscreen . This , said the company , makes the Q-Fin machines ready for Industry 4.0 .
“ This year , we have also been building turnaround stations ( with in-feeds / out-feeds ) mostly for large steelworking companies using very big parts or multiple parts that need to be finished on both sides . This means proper edge rounding of parts before powder coating them . We integrate these turnaround stations into their production lines . By working this way , they can surface finish a large amount of products in batches . This is very different from the standard use of a deburring machine , where you feed products in one at a time . Customers like this capability and we see this as a niche activity with a lot of potential for growth , particularly for overseas markets ,” explained Kouwenbergh .
The Q2S turnaround ( reversing ) station , with IOC input and output tables , provides batchwise double-sided finishing of sheet metal parts up to 600- , 1200- and 1500mm wide at very high throughput speeds . The system can be operated by one operator . By including the Q2S in a deburring line , the product is deburred on both sides and provided with a ( large ) edge rounding in one turnaround .
“ Our machines can be integrated into a smart production line for sheet metal parts . In practice , the deburring machine will often be placed directly after a laser cutting machine . In addition to the application of roller tables , driven infeed and outfeed tables and / or an external return conveyor belt , solutions around the deburring machine can also include robots or cobots that load and / or unload the machine . We would like to invite manufacturers to make an appointment in Bergeijk and test our machines with their own products ,” concluded Kouwenbergh . n
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A Q2S turnaround station , between two F1200 machines , used at ASK Romein in The Netherlands .
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