The benefits of high pressure through-coolant are evident and in recent years, it has become the norm among users of sliding head turning centres. However, the issue for machine shops is the complexity and non-productive time taken to set-up high pressure copper coolant pipes. This is time consuming work often requiring cutting and bending of the pipes. Not easy in a work envelope as compact as a sliding head turning centre. What if you have to change tools and configurations? The process starts over. This can all now be a thing of the past with the new HEB Systemtechnik MiniPlug from sliding head specialists Floyd Automatic Tooling.
In the event of a tool change on a sliding head machine, the operator must change the tool or insert, and the respective tool holder has to be detached, often with difficulty, from the through coolant distribution system. With the new HEB MiniPlug system, a high-pressure quick connector system eliminates time consuming tool changeovers and the respective changeover of the high pressure hoses. The HEB MiniPlug system helps to reduce machine downtime by simplifying cutting tool set-ups for each individual job and tool. Instead of changing the connection in an overcrowded and difficult to access work envelope, the HEB MiniPlug system allows end users to simply plug-in the high-quality flexible braided hoses.
Suitable for coolant pressure up to 200bar, the stainless steel connectors and braided hoses are robust, flexible and corrosion resistant – ensuring your coolant hoses will last for the lifetime of your machine tool and beyond. The HEB MiniPlug is available with a coupling and seal plug, manifolds, hose set, MiniPlug Jacks and adaptors. The manifolds and plugs are particularly compact to ensure connection to the smallest of toolholders whilst eliminating interference with the cutting tool and subsequent tools in block or platen tool configurations. Once the HEB MiniPlug is set-up on your sliding head machine, complicated and time consuming HPC changeovers can become a thing of the past. The HEB MiniPlug is available in three different sizes to suit all modern HPC adaptors and machine configurations with the latest HEB MiniPlug 1 being the smallest of the family with M5 adaptors and plugs.
Customers can purchase complete HEB MiniPlug sets that include a choice of straight and angled seal plugs as well as the option of 100, 200, 300mm or custom length braided hoses. For further information on how to simplify the set-up of HPC and to reduce non-productive tool changeovers, please contact the sliding head specialists at Floyd Automatic Tooling.
