Weldon Automated Gear Shaft OD & Face Grinder

Application: Gear Shaft OD and Face Grind

Notable: Full turnkey for family of 19 part numbers with minimal change-over; grinder, tooling, gaging, blow off, safety enclosure, light curtains, robotic tending.

Configuration:

• Weldon Midas CNC Grinder
• Angular wheelhead
• ALOX formed grinding wheels
• Custom drivers to automatically engage gear teeth
• In-process and post-process gaging
• Robotic cell tending
• Automatic robot tool changing
• Vision system for non-precision palletizing

Process: Fully automatic formed wheel plunge grind of multi-diameters and shoulder.

Featuring: GE FANUC 18i TB CNC control, Movomatic in-process gage, Etamic post process gaging, SBS wheel balancer, Dittel acoustic emissions sensor FANUC Robotics 710i, STI light curtains, Schunk end of arm tooling

About the Weldon Midas Series CNC Grinders

The MIDAS Series includes eight CNC cylindrical grinders that are designed to meet the rigorous demands and exacting requirements of high production grinding. The grinders incorporate the extremely stiff shear damping base design used in Weldon's GOLD models. Each MIDAS grinder has been uniquely configured with a large grinding wheel, increased horsepower, a straight or angular wheel-head, GE Fanuc CNC control, 16" swing, and 12" or 32" between centers capacity. The models are customized to fit specific applications and are readily adaptable for factory automation.

120S - Straight Wheelhead or 120A - Angular Wheelhead

• 16" Swing
• 12" Length
• 20" Wheel

124S - Straight Wheelhead or 124A - Angular Wheelhead

• 16" Swing
• 12" Length
• 24" Wheel

320S - Straight Wheelhead or 320A - Angular Wheelhead

• 16" Swing
• 32" Length
• 20" Wheel

324S - Straight Wheelhead or 324A - Angular Wheelhead

• 16" Swing
• 32" Length
• 24" Wheel

Features

• GE Fanuc model 18i TB CNC Control with Color LCD
• 160 meters part program storage, 63 PGMS
• Shear Damper machine base
• Precision cross-roller linear way system
• Low inertia break-away coupling, X axis
• Automatic Trabon lubrication system
• Heavy-duty live spindle workhead, 6A2, #5 MT center
• Servo work drive, 5HP, 0 to 600 RPM
• Full Enclosure
• Variable speed wheel drive with dynamic braking
• Air conditioned electrical panel
• Work area lighting
• Workhead mounted diamond adapter and single point diamond
• Wheel guard and hood assembly
• Coolant plumbing and bed-wash system
• Grinding wheel and hub
• Set-up tools

Learn more about the Weldon Midas CNC Grinder at http://www.weldonsolutions.com/grinders/midas.asp