At GrindingHub 2022, ANCA will showcase its technology range at a newly designed stand that enables customers to grow capacity, improve profit margins, and gain efficiencies.
Deciding what technology to invest in should be driven by business goals, working with existing objectives, processes, data, and ideas. ANCA’s technology range includes:
CPX in-process OD measurement system: The CPX in-process OD measurement system is a quality control system that monitors and controls the OD of ground blanks within a batch production.
Batch grinding on a CPX with high material removal rates and to tight tolerances is a basic function of the machine. The OD measurement system takes it further by using the Statistical Process Control (SPC) feature that comes standard with the OD measurement software. SPC is user defined, and the tolerances along with the Cp and CpK values are monitored, controlled, and reported to the user. The OD measurement system is permanently mounted inside the machine and only called upon when required, based on the set tolerances and the frequency of measurement. An accurate in-process measurement and compensation is applied to maintain the blank OD to the nominal diameter.
AIMS: ANCA’s Integrated Manufacturing System (AIMS) provides optimized cutting tool production through streamlined manufacturing and connectivity. With ANCA and AIMS, customers can achieve continuous, unattended production that reduces non-productive machine time, with smart automation that connects sequential tool production processes and offers connectivity across the whole factory.
The technology considers a factory as a single machine, rather than separating it into many different elements of design, blank preparation, grinding, laser marking, washing, packing, and shipment. AIMS, being a modular solution, could be deployed in stages, allowing for gradual and smooth transition from traditional to automated and integrated manufacturing.
An AIMS manufacturing cell will be displayed at GrindingHub, demonstrating a fully automatic process of tool manufacturing starting from the pallet with blanks and finishing with pallets with ground tools.
AUTOMARKX: AutoMarkX is an automatic stand-alone laser marking station replacing manual and labor-intensive processes. It is AIMS ready, which means it can be used as a standalone machine but could be integrated to lights out, unmanned AIMS manufacturing cell with automatic pallet transfer using AutoFetch robot.
The AutoMarkX eliminates the need for manual laser marking which is a that could be automated. By avoiding manual handling, tool quality is protected by eliminating risk of chipping.
AutoMarkX accepts up to two full pallets of tools, which allows unmanned tool marking. Flexible marking allows etching on a single side of the shank or on opposite sides of the shank as well as at the end of tool. The last option is useful for applications where a unique tool identification code (e.g. Datamatrix) needs to be etched on the tool.
Automated small batch and regrinding solution and insert grinding demonstrations: ANCA understands the requirement to continuously reduce cost within the production processes, a particular challenge in smaller production batches of complex tools and in regrinding process. ANCA’s LaserUltra closed loop measurement and barcode reader interfaced into its iGrind and end-customer’s ERP system. This system will be demonstrated on the FX7 Linear platform, and the demonstration will highlight setup for regrind using a barcode reader and QR code, adjustments within ANCA software, what inputs are possible in an ERP system, and setup for the RFID to allow mixed diameter automation and the grinding process.
GCX Linear: The GCX Linear provides a solution for customers to tap into this developing market, including the ability to produce skiving cutters, shaper cutters and regrinding of hobs. It offers stand-alone software to design and optimize the tool, interfaced with the gear tool package inside ANCA’s ToolRoom software. The machine is designed for accuracy with features including all axes with LinX linear motors and an enhanced headstock. GCX Linear also added AEMS dressing, MTC on grinding spindle and dresser spindle, integrated gear tool measurement and direct compensation – setting the new standard for producing skiving tools that achieve the highest DIN AA quality class. At GrindingHub, the GCX Linear will demonstrate the skiving cutter production process assisted with the integrated gear tool measurement system.
NEW TOOLROOM RN35: Besides demonstrations on ANCA’s ToolRoom and CIM3D software, visitors will get a preview of the RN35 release. ToolRoom RN35 focuses on productivity and cycle time improvements, especially machine running costs. New process optimization features help to enable reduction in cycle time. This includes automated reduction in air grinding time and gaps calculated based on tool simulation models.
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