KAPP NILES has developed an automatic tool change system

When manufacturing large gears, e.g. for wind power gearboxes, the demands regarding surface quality of the ground tooth flanks are increasing. At the same time, ever shorter grinding and set-up times are required to increase cost efficiency. To combine maximum productivity with the highest machining quality, we have developed an automatic tool change system. This allows the use of multiple grinding tools for different grinding operations – with a changeover time of less than two minutes.

Advantages

• Complete tool change including spin cycle < 2 minutes
• Surface roughness Ra < 0.2 µm achievable through the use of fine grinding wheels
• Qʹ_w ≥ 30 mm³/(mm.s) achievable in the roughing process through the use of high-performance roughing wheels
• Fewer dressing cycles thanks to reproducible grinding wheel positioning
• Ergonomic set-up outside the machine parallel to primary processing time

For more information visit: kapp-niles.com