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The
production of curved, profiled stainless steel clamp components
to aircraft standards has undergone a revolution with the
introduction of a new machine from Kidderminster Engineering
Services (KES). Eaton Aerospace selected KES to develop an
improved process for the production of a range of clamp components,
seeking lower production costs, higher throughput and a substantial
reduction in turn-around times between different types of
component. Employing a Trio MC 206 Motion Coordinator, the
new machine was developed jointly by Eaton, KES and software
specialist LMS ServoTechnics. The ring roller features quickly-replaceable
profiling roller assemblies, through which the steel strip
is passed before reaching the innovative bending and cut-off
unit. The results are “U” or “V” shaped
components curved and cut to length to very high standards
of accuracy.
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