Cam-lock tooling brochure - AERONAUT - #1

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Th e Ke y t o a Se c u r e Fu t u r e Computer Controlled Robotic Plotter-Cutters Aeron aut Aut omat ion ~ 4-6 Te p k o Ro a d Te rr e y Hi l l s NSW 2084 Aus tr al ia Phone (61-2) 9450 0800. Fax (61-2) 9450 0477 ww .Aeronaut.Org eMail inf o@Aeronaut.org You would not think of buying a machine tool with fixed tools, so why should automated cutters be fitted with fixed tools? Because 99% of the components for Aeronaut machines are manufactured in-house on state of the art CNC machines, it is natural that we’d design this same versatility and flexibility into our automated cutters. In fact you’d think that it was so obvious that every manufacturer of automated cutters would do this… but they don’t. Cam-lock tools fit from below the cutting head with a simple quarter turn of the Cam-lock fastener. They are securely locked in position to give perfect indexing of height, and more importantly, the precisely correct blade angle, so you can fit any tool on any shaft and get 100% cut accuracy every time without thinking. Typically, tool changes take around 10 seconds. This means you can change tools mid-job and quickly remove tools from the machine to do blade changes. Another advantage of Cam-lock tools is that tools like drill punches can be secured onto the same shaft so even the simplest machines can punch holes with nothing else to buy other than the Cam-lock drill punch itself. And since all steered tool shafts are hollow, cutters with more than one steered axis can carry more than one drill punch each with a solid rod ejector. Solid rod ejectors push the punch wad out from the tool to give you reliable punch holes every time, even in the thick and resilient materials. And while most competitive machines only have the power to carry a small 6mm punch, Aeronaut’s Elektron cutters fitted with Cam-lock drill punch tools can cut a full range of sizes up to 25mm. Aeronaut’s Cam-lock tools are mounted on an industrial-strength 12mm hardened steel shaft which is rigidly mounted on widely spaced bearings to give maximum accuracy, freedom from backlash and survive the roughest handling. With the wide range of Cam-lock tools currently available and more in development, you can be sure that your cutter will tackle the toughest textiles, now and into a secure future.