SHEETMETAL machinery provider Finn-Power announces an integrated manufacturing cell with integrated servo electric punching and laser cutting capability, distributed in Australia by Maxitec.
Maxitec says the newly introduced punch/laser combination — in various Finn-Power technologies including the new LPe6 — provides users with excellent energy efficiency in punch press technology.
As exclusive distributor of Finn-Power equipment throughout Australia and New Zealand, Maxitec says the addition of operating energy efficiency alongside the federal government’s investment incentive has proved timely.
The Ecopunch operating principle is a combination of electrical servo technology and mechanical power transmission. The punching and forming stroke are based on horizontal movement, made by a servo motor, which is converted into vertical ram movement and transmitted to a punching or forming tool.
In the new Finn-Power LPe6 for instance,
• The turret punch press has a punching force of 200 or 300 KN
• A high-quality 2.5 kW laser beam for maximum sheet size either 3,074 mm x 1,565 mm or 4,300 mm x 1,565 mm
• Maximum material thickness in punching is 8mm and in laser cutting: 6mm (mild steel 8mm)
Maxitec says the servo-electric punching system requires the minimum of maintenance equalling the maximum on environmental saving compared with other solutions. There is no hydraulic oil that needs to be changed and central lubrication with easy access point is standard in the system.