See How New STP-35 Basic and STP-35 EzVision Tool Presetting Systems Satisfy Longer Tool Lengths at IMTS Booth E-2005
Elk Grove Village, IL - Speroni and BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. will introduce the new STP-35 Basic and STP-35 EzVision Systems at IMTS 2006. The system matches the superior accuracy and T.I.R. of the STP-34, and has an extended z-axis height to accommodate tools up to 20 inches in length. The system has display resolution of .001mm (.00004") for added precision.
The EzVision system's quick gage capability will measure any tool. It manages and displays tooling and cutting edges on the same monitor as the Speroni PC-based EzVision control. The system features one-micron Heidenhein glass scales. Its thermo-balanced and artificially aged pearlitic cast iron structure ensures that the equipment is fully isostatic and will not deform or distort over time or temperature change-a fundamental requirement in providing long-term linear accuracy and repeatability.
Digital tool sensing removes the potential for error inherent in manual measurement systems. They system does not rely on the operator's sight and judgment to focus and align tools within its optics. It assures reproducibility of precision settings, no matter which operator uses the instrument.
After inserting the tooling in the STP-35 EzVision's spindle, the operator sets maximum diameter by reading simple digital values and following color codes on a personal computer monitor. Obtaining measurement values is as easy as aligning the tool within the field of view or using one of the custom measurement macros. The computer replaces the digital readout used on many other types of presetters, so the operator does not have to learn to operate two sets of controls-both digital readout and computer monitor.
The EzVision control features a centering indicator box that is ideal for presetting angular cuts, as in chamfering. It may also be used to calculate nose radii and angles. Episcopy, one of the STP-35's most popular options, provides an easy way to detect defects or deformities by illuminating and magnifying the cutting edge.
As with all offline tool presetters, the new STP-35 optimizes tool resources by reducing tool set-up time and improving machining production time, while also enhancing the production of quality components.
Also on display at IMTS are Integrated Automatic Mechanical Clamping HSK Spindles for Speroni Models STP-34, STP-35 and Esperia tool presetter machines. The new system applies a tool clamping force of 440 pounds to seat HSK tooling into the tool presetter spindle similarly to the way it is drawn into a machine tool spindle, providing exacting precision and repeatability.
The integral spindle design can accommodate tooling in dedicated sizes of HSK 25 up to HSK 80, and as with all new developed Speroni products, the spindles are completely field retrofittable to existing Speroni tool presetter machines.
Other new products for IMTS include:
o The EzTribos System allows for the automatic setting of Tribos polygonal clamping tool holders. The clamping device is permanently mounted on the presetter and is automatically moved into the clamping range of the tool holder. Clamping pressure is applied at three points on the polygonal tool holder allowing the clamping diameter to become a cylindrical bore. After the tool is inserted, the pressure is released, the polygonal shape returns, and the tool is securely clamped.
o The third generation AutoShrink has been reconfigured for a more compact footprint by relocating wiring and computer storage. It also boasts several software upgrades for improved functionality.
o The new ProVision Measurement and Data Management System software stores at least 10,000 tools, 10,000 tool kits and 250 zero points. More than 200 measuring icons have been developed, installed and organized for fast selection and overall improved user-friendliness.
Visit Speroni and BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling at IMTS Booth E-2005.
