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Date: March 2017
Automatic tool changing is possible with 2 types of machining units:
Besides motor and the spindle, mounted on ball bearing, the automatic tool changer always contains the following elements:
The automatic tool changer can be assembled to almost all machines, but it has to be mounted and adjusted by the manufacturer in order to guarantee correct installation.
BAE55v/56v With stepper motor or servo motor
As this spindle can be programmed in its rotation angle, rotation sense and angle feed, it becomes another CNC-axis. We call it C-axis because it rotates around the Z-axis. It has got enorous advantages:
Very low noise even during machining
Drilling with low speed
Milling with high speed
Tapping with normal screw-taps
Angle positioning of tools
Angle positioning of workpieces
Picture: BAE55v with stepper motor and adaptor changer
BAE25/26 with HF-Spindle
A professional machining unit. Its advantages: