Requirements:
This application required precisely cutting rolls of flexible tubing with added lubrication to allow for better product handling of tacky material.
Material: Rolls of flexible tubing with different diameters and maximum of 2”.
Our Solution:
AZCO Corp. designed and manufactured a custom automatic bench top tubing cutter with lubrication system ideal for precisely cutting flexible tubing up to 2” in diameter in roll form.
- Material is loaded on to the horizonal unwind.
- Unwind is spec’d to accept variable spool sizes.
- The core shaft and vertical fingers will hold the material spool.
- Vertical fingers can be adjusted and tension loaded.
- Drive motor contains a consistent loop of material.
- Loop will feedback to the motor control and create consistent tension.
- Rocker switch allows the unit to change direction for easy setup and versatility.
- Unwind will handle a material spool with a maximum OD of 590mm [23”] and ID range of 150mm [7.09”] to 345mm [13.58”]
- Tubing is fed into the infeed guide.
- Material is then pulled into a dual drive tractor belt system.
- Belts are turned by a high accuracy, low maintenance indexing motor.
- The upper belt is pre-loaded for good contact which increases accuracy.
- Material guides can fit tubing up to 2” [50mm] in diameter.
- Lubrication system utilizes a pump with a timer to dispense liquid and a flow control to regulate the amount of alcohol dispensed.
- Knife is contained in clear safety guarding.
- Blades are stainless steel.
- The unit has a color touchscreen for easy setup and operation.
- Custom cut lengths and cycles can be input into the unit’s touchscreen.
- Unit requirements: Power Requirements: 110VAC 50-60Hz[220VAC optional] | Air requirement: 2.75-6 bar [40-90 PSI].
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Requirements:
This application required cutting rolls of flexible material into precise pieces and being taken up by a machine gripping station to be grabbed by the customer’s robotic application.
Material: Rolls of flexible material with a maximum width of 965mm [38”] and material thickness less than 10mm [0.39”]
Our Solution:
AZCO Corp. designed and manufactured a custom cut-to-length assembly with a heavy duty unwind, material positioning station and machine gripper station to precisely cut pieces of flexible material from a roll form.
- The material is loaded onto the heavy duty unwind.
- Safety chucks ensure the material is held in place on the air shaft.
- An AC motor and drive will power the airshaft.
- The unwind station includes a variable speed motor and control panel.
- From the unwind, material travels under a dancer assembly.
- An electric sensor will monitor the presence of the material loop and turn the motor on when the loop is not present.
- A low product sensor monitors the roll diameter and will pause the machine when the roll reaches a predetermined diameter.
- Unit can be operated in automatic or manual modes with a dry contact one shot input.
- Material is then pulled into cut-to-length station by a set of precision ground urethane drive rollers.
- Pressure between the rollers can be manually adjusted.
- A toggle switch allows the operator to lift the idler roller for easy setup of a new web.
- The unit includes precision ball bearings which do not require lubrication.
- An internal guide directs the material from the drive rollers into the knife assembly.
- A no product sensor will automatically shut the unit down when no product is sensed entering the rollers.
- Material is then cut by a D2 Heat Treated Tool Steel blade into precise pieces.
- The unit’s light tower will both visually and audibly alarm operators for any faults or errors.
- A set of machine grippers will precisely grab the sheets of material once they’ve been cut.
- Grippers are electronically geared to the feed system to control tension on the material during the feeding process.
- This station will have a safety enclosure which is bolted closed.
- An edge guiding system will monitor the tracking of the web of material and will adjust the unwind orientation to correct the web positioning.
- Edge guide control panel is mounted by the unwind station.
- A sensor monitors the edge of the web and adjusts accordingly to maintain a constant position.
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Requirements: This application required precisely cutting flexible slit-tubing material in roll form.
Material: Rolls of flexible slit tubing [50mm in diameter]
Our Solution:
AZCO Corp. designed and manufactured a bench top tubing cutter with a custom material guide that can cut flexible slit-tubing up to 50mm in diameter from roll form.
- Tubing is fed through the infeed guide.
- A clear lexan access door guard can be opened to feed tubing into the material guides.
- A dual driver tractor belt system indexes the material.
- Cycle counts and cut lengths can be input on the unit’s color touch screen.
- The unit then cuts material precisely to length.
- Cut material drops down the exit chute.
- Material guides to not require any tools and can be interchanged up to 50mm in diameter.
- Unit requires 220 VAC and 2.75-6bar [40-60PSI]
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Requirements:
This application required unwinding and cutting nonwoven material in roll form. The unit will be in a cleanroom environment, and the cut product will be used for medical applications.
Material: Roll of wide nonwoven material.
Our Solution:
AZCO Corp. designed and manufactured a custom cut-to-length system with a dual shaft unwind held within a Lexan enclosure.
- Material is fed off a dual shaft dancer unwind.
- Cantilevered design helps with loading.
- Unit is equipped with an on/off switch and a three-position toggle switch for easy operation.
- From the unwind, material feeds into the cut to length station.
- The guillotine knife is servo driven, providing faster cycle times.
- The entire machine is in a Lexan enclosure with interlocked doors.
- All components are mounted on a common baseplate.
- The baseplate is mounted to 4 aluminum extrusions forming a bench.
- All construction materials are stainless steel, anodized aluminum, Lexan or urethane.
- The cut-to-length unit is PLC controlled.
- Control panel operates on 110VAC.
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