Applications

Transfer lines are the most productive manufacturing systems currently available on the market. However, the workpiece variety is very limited for this type of machine. Often times, these rigid systems need to be converted for a new workpiece type, and this conversion is a very time-consuming and expensive process. However, this process is completely different in flexible systems. As the name implies, the emphasis here is on flexibility. But how can the productivity of a transfer machine and the flexibility of a machining center be combined?
Quite simply – with the TransferCenter from MAG Powertrain!
Fast, Faster, TransferCenter

Machining center productivity can only increase when parasitic times are reduced and multi-spindle machining is utilized. The TransferCenter implements both of these characteristics.
After the clamping fixture locates and clamps the workpiece from a loading
device, the entire operation sequence is sequentially machined in one clamping.
Unproductive tool changeovers are omitted entirely since the XT 525 has separate multi-spindle heads for each step of the process. There is a maximum of six multi-spindle head positions in the XT 525. Consequently, only the positioning times of the workpiece are still required for the chip-to-chip time. Depending on the application, these positioning times are between 0.5 and 1.5 seconds.
Recurrent boring diagrams or rigid boring diagrams are centralized in multi-spindle drilling heads. This enables very time-intensive operations such as gun drilling, valve machining, etc. to be manufactured in a multispindle head as they are in a transfer line.
The part flexibility is achieved as the selected working matter is reduced by machining in a one-spindle manner. By using adapter plates with zero clamping systems, the diversity of workpieces is almost limitless

Automation

The Automation

Automation plays an increasingly important role in manufacturing systems. Whereby the highest demands are made on reliability and maintainability, and investment and follow-up costs are increasingly coming to the foreground. In turn, we have also placed the highest demands on the Transfer-Center. Using the transfer center these costs are minimized in comparison to traditional flexible machining or manufacturing of special machines.
The machining units remain unproductive during the entire loading procedure for the ordinary types of transfer lines and for flexible manufacturing systems. However, our TransferCenter is completely different. The machine loads/unloads parts to a simple shuttle device that enters the work area with a drawer like motion.

The Load-Unload Shuttle

The TransferCenter is loaded and unloaded via a lift and carry device. The workpiece is lifted from the roller conveyor and brought directly into the work area by a drawer. The machine places the machined part in an empty position in the drawer then picks up a new worpiece and moves to the first machining position within the work and the drawer closes before the process begins.

Agile Cell Configurations

Optimal accessibility to all maintenance and service elements is ensuredsince the entire automation unit of the TransferCenter is mounted laterally. The entire work area is easily accessible so that the worn-out tools can be exchanged in the shortest amount of time. Parallel and serial manufacturing process is possible when multiple TransferCenters are placed in-line.