Shuttle Loader System utilizes gravity-feed design.
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Available as replacement for ejector/locator loaders on HEALD CF grinders, Shuttle Loader System automatically loads and unloads bearing-type components and facilitates changeover between workpieces. Arrangement allows for continued use of HEALD style shoe mounting brackets. Featuring approximate load time from 1-1.5 sec, system has 3 knurled locking knobs for securing/releasing loader's front wall and making adjustments for workpiece width.
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Service Network Announces Shuttle Loader System
Worcester, MA - Service Network, Inc. (SNI) announces the release of their new Shuttle Loader System designed to automatically load and unload bearing-type components quickly and efficiently, as well as to provide fast changeover between workpieces.
Available as a replacement for the traditional ejector/locator loaders on HEALD CF grinders, the shuttle loader arrangement allows for the continued use of HEALD style shoe mounting brackets, which can be set-up off the machine (on a tooling test stand) to further reduce machine downtime at changeover.
The workpiece is gravity fed into the part shuttle. The shuttle positions the workpiece for grind and remains with the workpiece throughout the grind cycle. Upon completion of the grind, the shuttle is reversed to its upper position, at which time the ground workpiece is released from the shuttle. This allows the next unground workpiece to be accepted by the shuttle, and the process is repeated. The unground workpieces in the load channels assist the gravity feed of the loader. Approximate load time is reduced to 1 to 1.5 seconds!
The system features three large knurled locking knobs for securing/releasing the loader's front wall, as well as for making adjustments for workpiece width. Range-type and workpiece-specific tooling pieces are optimized for ease of changeover. With the use of an additional front wall, changeovers can be completed in as little as fifteen minutes.
Service Network, Inc. is continually working to find better solutions for today's grinding challenges. For further information, please visit our website www.sni-grinders.com or contact Steve Mansur at smansur@sni-grinders.com.
