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Automated deburring line
Q-Fin installed an automated deburring line at Willems Baling Equipment in Hapert , The Netherlands , last year . A novel feature is a rotating unit to automatically turn large workpieces or heavy sheet-metal parts . This enables the parts to be deburred and edgerounded on both sides , in one pass , rapidly and with high finishing quality .
The reversing station is for two-sided finishing of sheet metal parts ( up to 600mm , 1200mm and 1500mm wide ). The Q2S turnaround station provides batch-wise , double-sided finishing at high throughput speeds . The system can be controlled by one operator . The Q2S turnaround unit is now part of the deburring line at Willems . It is positioned between two F1200 deburring machines .
The operator loads the 3m-long and 1200mm-wide table in front of the first machine . He enters the correct settings on the control panel on the front machine , which allows him to control the entire system . Sheet-metal parts pass through the first deburring machine and are deburred and edgerounded on one side . They come out the back of the machine and are conveyed straight into the turnaround unit .
A sensor registers that all parts are in the reversing unit . The two tables in the turnaround unit are next to each other and a carousel turns them at 180 degrees . All parts are then fed into the second F1200 deburring machine to process the other side of the parts .
“ At Willems , the deburring line is set up so that the operator initiates the turnaround unit . This way , he gives himself time to load the system on one side and unload it on the other . He can work at his own pace and still achieve high throughput . By choosing two deburring machines and a reversing unit , Willems can now process parts batchwise ,” concluded Q-Fin .
Above left : Q-Fin account manager , Patrick van Scherpenseel , demonstrates SmartLink for the new F1200 XL machine through an app on his tablet .
Above right : Parts finished on the IOC1200 . Right : The Q2S turnaround station .
such as loading and unloading ),” he continued .
Brushes , speed and pressure determine the power and efficiency of a deburring machine . This is what Q-Fin terms as GrindingPOWER ®. It works on the principle of the more compact the machine , the less throughput time . Add this to high throughput speed of the machines and the result , it told ISMR , is significant savings in terms of labour hours . Q-Fin ’ s R & D efforts are focused on improving process control around the machine .
“ Innovation is in our blood . At Q-Fin , we like to do things differently . We incorporate the right proportions of force , abrasive material and speed into our machines . This essential combination is what we call GrindingPOWER ®,” Kouwenbergh told ISMR .
The newly developed HMI user interface .
Q-Fin Knowledge Club
Q-Fin has set up all its machines in working order so that customers can test their own products by appointment at its Experience Centre in Bergeijk .
“ At Q-Fin , we are convinced that people are more successful when they work together , which is why we founded the Q-Fin Knowledge Club ( QKC ). Our engineers , office employees and mechanics get together once a week to open up new horizons and to keep innovating , improving and optimising ,” Kouwenbergh told ISMR .
“ We act as a knowledge centre for grinding and deburring techniques . Our customers can come to us for advice , such as the right use of brushes and grinding belts or for information on the correct machine settings . New customers can test our machines in our Experience Centre or we can put them in contact with other customers for references .” Continuous innovation of machines and processes is part of the company ’ s culture , as it expands its knowledge levels and shares this knowledge with users of its machines . n
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