The AutoSprint E - List of features
Standard equipment includes:
- Independent Front and Rear Slides
- Steplessly variable feeds with back feed to rear slide
- Adjustable front and rear tool posts
- Vertical slide with independent feed
- Hardened and ground slides
- Woodpecker feed to turret
- Auto-index facility for setting or indexing empty turret stations
- Two port turret air distributor
- Four steplessly variable hydro-feeds to turret
- Independent back feed to turret
- Turret Fast approach 'visual indicator' for quick setting
- Pneumatically operated dead length collet mechanism
- Complete pneumatic bar feed equipment
- Two speed reversible 3/2 h.p. motor with thermal overload protection
- 12 Spindle speeds
- Coolant equipment and splash guards
- Advanced Emi-Mec sequence control
- Plugboard sequence indicator lights
- Lockable plugboard and switch panel covers
- Built-in electronic parts counter
Optional extras
Magazine Loading
This equipment allows a fully automatic machining cycle on 2nd operation work and enables one operator to tend several machines.
Normally the equipment is specially built for each customer's particular job. A limited range of standard type front cross slide and turret mounted magazines is available, but it should be noted that special magazines are usually quoted with machines.
End of Bar Switch
When connected, the operation of a small pressure switch will energise the finish cycle circuit and the machine will stop at the end of the programme.
Pre-set Parts Counter
This allows the operator to pre-set the batch quantity. When the number is reached the machine will automatically switch to finish cycle.
Chuck Work
With the optional 2 or 3 jaw air chucks, and their special circuitry, the changeover from either mode of operation can be accomplished in five minutes. The 4inch dip. 2 or 3 jaw chucks have their own built in air cylinder. In the event of air supply failure the workpiece will not be released until air pressure has been re-established and the valve position reversed.