Heavy Duty Ring Slide Chosen For Groundbreaking Machine

This innovative swivel system is now a feature of the Stuga ZX5-S cutting and machining centre which was developed primarily for the British market. It does the job of 20 conventional machine tools with fixed angle tooling systems. Also, as each drilling and routing tool on the Stürtz system can be rotated through 360° only eight tools are required. Super-fast and accurate positioning of the rationalised tool set boosts productivity even more.

A HepcoMotion® Heavy Duty ring forms the basis of this swivel system. Designed specifically for arduous rotary motion this product was supplied as a single piece construction, a unique ability of HepcoMotion® for diameters up to 1.8m.

The weight of each of the tooling stations is 25kg requiring a total load capacity of 20kN. This is well within the limits of this Heavy Duty product from HepcoMotion® as it can support loads up to 40kN. The life of the system was calculated on the basis of a 60 rpm operating speed and 50% duty cycle. Operating for 8 hours a day, 250 days per year the total distance travelled would be 7238km. This gave the ring an estimated life of nearly 12 years.

The Stürtz system is equipped with 64mm diameter bearings; up to 150mm diameter bearings are available to suit even more demanding applications. All use double row ball bearings and provide a high axial and radial load capacity. Each bearing has a chemically blackened, high tensile strength steel screw and bush that makes installation simple, accurate and free from play.

With the introduction of its swivel machining module, Stürtz once again demonstrates it claim on technological leadership in the area of automated machines for window manufacturing. Similarly HepcoMotion® continues to lead its field in the manufacture of ring systems. The company has now perfected the art of manufacturing ring segments whose quality ensures both concentricity and smooth running of the finished product. This means that HepcoMotion® is unique in its ability to provide a ring of virtually any diameter.