Press release

Press release
Hainbuch – Don´t talk about it, solve the problem!
So switch to full automatic mode with the automatic clamping head
change station!
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The automation effort is small but the flexibility is enormous.
Small batch sizes, more and more part variants, competition growing bigger and bigger and
always less time. A familiar problem! Hainbuch the workholding manufacturer knows all about
these issues, they’ve come up with an automation solution that makes you more productive,
more independent and more flexible. People who know Hainbuch know that no production
process problem is unsolvable. So Hainbuch was looking for a smart, minimalist automation
solution that would make work easier. This did not have to be a robot, it should be executed
independently by the machine operator. The solution: A stocking and changing station placed
on the workpiece feeder belt of a vertical lathe. To setup, the spindle passes with the chuck
over the combination of clamping head and end-stop to be changed and it is swapped
completely reliably within seconds by a pneumatic pulse. The workpiece to be clamped is then
directly grabbed from the next changing station and clamped. Because of this design, there is
no need for extra automation. However, the machine can become amazingly flexible. Using a
clamp check with air sensing the efficiency can be increased even further. This simple
HAINBUCH GmbH · SPANNENDE TECHNIK
Sitz der Gesellschaft / Headquarters: Erdmannhäuser Straße 57 · 71672 Marbach · Germany
Register-Gericht / Registration office: Stuttgart HRB 310118
Geschäftsführer / CEO: Gerhard Rall · Hans-Michael Weller · Sylvia Rall
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practical solution is suitable for a variety of machines because the changing station can be
installed directly beside an industrial robot or gantry. A genuine high tech example that you
would expect from Hainbuch and if you imagine that this is the only one available from think
again, this was just one of several of their automation solutions.
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The automation effort is small but the flexibility is enormous.
Smart solutions:
 Optimal set-up changing clamping parts [clamping heads and end-stops]
 Ideal for lowering batch sizes or multiple part variants
 Operator free production over 3 shifts
 No expert set-up needed
 Low upgrade cost
 Low investment compared to conventional automation
HAINBUCH GmbH · SPANNENDE TECHNIK
Sitz der Gesellschaft / Headquarters: Erdmannhäuser Straße 57 · 71672 Marbach · Germany
Register-Gericht / Registration office: Stuttgart HRB 310118
Geschäftsführer / CEO: Gerhard Rall · Hans-Michael Weller · Sylvia Rall
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How it works:
 Clamping head and end-stop use a clever clutch mechanism
 The changing station sets up the clamping head and end-stop together
using a pulse trigger
 No special alignment, workholding is ready to use
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The clamping head and end-stop can be changed quickly and easily.
Hainbuch at the EMO 2015 in Milan: Hall 4 . Stand B06
HAINBUCH GmbH · SPANNENDE TECHNIK
Sitz der Gesellschaft / Headquarters: Erdmannhäuser Straße 57 · 71672 Marbach · Germany
Register-Gericht / Registration office: Stuttgart HRB 310118
Geschäftsführer / CEO: Gerhard Rall · Hans-Michael Weller · Sylvia Rall
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