Manufacturing process
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TORRESTOOL®
Multiflexible Universal Holding Fixture
The TORRESTOOL® is a modular concept consisting on a number of carriages that move on the X-axis direction, with a number of supports per carriage, that move on the Y and on the Z axes.
Each support rod has a self adjusting 45º tilting capability vacuum holding cup on the top. In certain applications a part clamping device is set up on top of the rod instead.
The TORRESTOOL® is controlled from a PC where all part programs are downloaded from, into the MTORRES developed multiaxes controlled system to trigger the TORRESTOOL® repositioning process.
THE DATA: The ever increasing need of flexibility in in the industry has boosted the applications for the Flexible Tooling System providing M Torres with a world’s leading position for the system.
By integrating the TORRESTOOL® with the TORRESMILL® or TORRESDRILL or TORRESLASER®, the system provides the highest degree of flexibility on their milling, drilling or laser cutting operations, reducing change over time from one part configuration to next to a maximum of two minutes. All supports rods with vacuum cups or clamping devices move simultaneously in the X/Y/Z axes and are automatically locked in their final positions.
TORRESTOOL® Universal Holding Fixtures are available in different design configurations, horizontal, vertical, round, 3 Axis, single axis, etc ,and in any required size to be integrated with other MTORRES machines.
All supports rods move simultaneously in X, Y, Z axes and are automatically locked in their final position. All motions are servo driven and NC controlled.
Ground guide ways, rack and pinion and balls crews systems are used to drive the axes.
Main feature
Flexibility and efficiency lead to productivity and low cost.
The Flexible Tooling System TORRESTOOL maximizes the flexibility and efficiency of the machine it is working with (TORRESMILL or TORRESLASER) creating a Lean process that eliminates the otherwise needed dedicated hard tooling, traditionally used in the industry, reducing substantially the recurring operating cost.
Configuration
It is a modular concept
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Vertical
To work integrated with Column type machine -
Horizontal
To work integrated with Gantry type machine
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Round
For assembly process
Options
- Special attachments and cups to fixture complex surface components
- Automatic repositioning software integrated with TORRESMILL® or TORRESLASER®
- Multipart set up software
- Absolute positioning system
- Part automatic searching
- Vacuum level control
- MTorres post-processor
- Additional reference point locator
- Production support service
Applications
- Flexible Tooling System that substitutes the conventional hard tooling and works integrated with the routing and laser cutting machines.
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