E68B Tool Presetter

Our 68B Tool Presetting machine has been developed as the 'entry-level' higher spec option for our advanced tool presetting machines. Compared to the rest of our presetter model range the construction, design and capabilities offer considerable advantages.

Designed to be completely free-standing on its own integral base; the 68B features ground granite and stainless steel construction combined with a large digital camera and touch screen menu system – these new electronics provide operational and functional simplicity that is second to none.

All axis movements on the 68B are servo-controlled with absolutely no operator contact with the column. This drastically increases machine accuracy and repeatability over similar machines which incorporate the movement via a manual handle mounted on the column.

Spindle System 

Featuring the ultimate high precision spindle system that is fully interchangeable and utilises a one-piece cartridge with full mechanical tool clamping (pneumatic system) capable of clamping ISO/BT, HSK and Polygonal taper tool shanks - eliminating the need for adaptors and the errors associated with their use. The construction of this system is more akin to a machine tool spindle than a tool presetter spindle!

TECHNICAL DATA 

Measuring range: Diameter max 600 mm (radius 300 mm); height max 800 mm. 

Elbo Controlli NIKKEN linear transducers in optical glass directly mounted onto granite supports. Slide GS371 certified with HP laser. Axes resolution: X = 1μm, Z = 1μm. 

Standard mechanical/electronic and optical equipment: 

• Base and column made of natural granite to guarantee the maximum accuracy: linearity max error 2 μm/Mt – certification with Taylor Hobson res.1 μm/Mt. electronic millesimal level. Monoblock machine structure in steel, floor mounted with 4 vibration damper adjustable supports. 
• ISO / BT / HSK / VDI... etc. Interchangeable rotating spindle-holder (to be specified) max run-out error < 2 μm. Spindle Index in four angular positions: 0°-90°-180°-270°. 
• Spindle-holder Identification System (SP-ID) with NFC technology to automatically identify the spindle-holder after each replacement. 
• Linear slideways: 2 for X axis slideways and 1 for Z axis slideway. 
• Double re-circulating ball bearing slides (five in total), lubricated for life. Universal motorised mechanical tool clamping (ISO/BT/HSK/polygonal taper tooling – to be specified). Pneumatic-mechanical braking of the spindle-holder rotation with 3 pistons at 120° position. 
• Motorized axis movement. 
• Control panel with micrometric handwheels and rapid movement buttons (2.5 m/mm). 
• Constant load Archimedean spiral spring (as opposed to a mass counter-balance system). 

Vision-system for tool measuring and cutting inspection consisting of: 

• C-MOS sensor – Framed image area 5 x 5 mm. 
• Magnification around 38X. 
• Bi-telecentric lens. 
• Illuminator: episcopic ring-light LED’s, diascopic telecentric lenses spot-light red. 

Machine operator interface through: 

• TFT 15” colour Touch Screen monitor. 
• Industrial motherboard with Intel Processor.
• UBUNTU LINUX LTS operating system. 
• Data storage on solid state disk SSD. 
• Four USB ports 
• One LAN networking port and wireless connection. 

Standard software: 

• Ease of use thanks to the integrated touchscreen. 
• CNC machine origin. 
• Tool list creation and/or single tool. Also possibility to create a customized format. 
• Theoretical measurement and tolerance management. 
• Td SIX (Tool data SIX) Post Processor universal generator. 
• Automatic change of CNC machine origin allocation. 
• Printable tool set report. 
• Ready for TiD infrastructure for tool identification and data transfer using a data matrix tag/code. 
• Ready for Magnetic chip code-holders (Balluff for example, hardware not included and available as option). Anti-dust cover provided for when not in use. 

Overall dimensions: Length = 1700 mm, Height = 2300 mm, Depth = 700 mm. Net weight: 570 Kg.