KAUFMANflex
Automotive
Kaufman
flexible CNC multi-station rotary transfer manufacturing system- Controlled by 20-axis ball screw CNC with B-axis pallets
Cast aluminum motorcycle brake calipers for five different models are machined complete on a five-station machine. Twenty-eight OP 10 and OP 20 operations are performed including milling, drilling and tapping plus circular interpolation of piston bores and seal grooves to 1.5 CPK criteria.
Kaufman
flexible CNC multi-station rotary transfer manufacturing system- Controlled by 20-axis ball screw CNC with B axis pallets on each machine
Two unattended machines in a single cell can machine one cast iron suspension knuckle every 35 seconds. The system machines every knuckle feature – bearing bore upper strut, control arm, lower ball joint, ABS mount, caliper pads and mounting holes. Fully flexible, this heavy-duty equipment machines a right, then a left knuckle. Integrated for automation with robotic loading.
Hydraulics
Kaufman
flexible CNC multi-station rotary transfer manufacturing system - Controlled by 20-axis ball screw CNC with B-axis pallets
A family of ductile iron hydraulic pump motor bodies are machined at a rate of 95 parts per hour. Operations included face milling, multiple and single spindle drilling and tapping. SAE ports are machined on a solid surface including drilling, SAE porting and tapping up to 1 5/16” 12. All in one chucking from four sides using B-axis.
Valves
Kaufman
flexible CNC multi-station rotary transfer manufacturing system- Controlled by 27-axis ball screw CNC with B axis pallets
Cast iron, brass and stainless steel butterfly valve bodies ranging from 2” to 6” diameter are machined on a six-station system. Bodies are precision drilled, tapped, seated, back chamfered, and finished bored using CNC U axis controlled crossfeed head.
