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Archive for May, 2008
Posted May 13th, 2008
Press Release number: 01280SHEAR
A NEW Dimeco ECODRIVE-2 roll feeder has been launched by Shear-Form Machine Tools Ltd, the Coventry based sheet metal and plate working machinery supplier’s and Dimeco Alipresse’s sole UK representative.
An image of the Dimeco Ecodrive 2 Roll Feeder. Click on the image to view a larger version.
The low cost ECODRIVE-2 is part of Dimeco’s new servo drive package for roll feeders and is specially designed for companies wishing to automate existing press equipment and wanting the advantages of a servo-roll feeder for the cost of an air feed drive.
ECODRIVE-2 roll feeders are able to operate at maximum 300spm for coil strips ranging from 0,1mm – 6mm thick and in widths up to 1,020mm wide.
Features of this new roll feeder include 0-99999.99mm feed length, 1-100% (maximum 100m/min) speed, 1-100% (maximum 25m/s2) acceleration pitch micro- adjustment in 0,01mm increments, an 8 line monochrome terminal provides easy access to the press feeding parameters and straightforward programming through intuitive menus.
The ECODRIVE-2 mechanical head is robust in construction having a solid cast iron housing fitted with 2 sand blasted, HCR60 hard chromed steel rolls. The AC brushless servomotor has a maximum speed of 100m/min with the drive through the exist roll using a precision gear box. The top roll is fitted in an articulated cradle with pneumatic pressure and the clamping force is adjustable using an air regulator.
Other features include back up of machine parameters using a MMC memory card, automatic single stroke or continuous operation, priority feeder or priority press selection plus manual jog programmed feed length.