• Schunk Intec India Private Limited

Electric Quick-Change Pallet Module

Schunk offers an Electric Quick-Change Pallet Module. With the electric version of the VERO-S NSE mini quick-change pallet module, the company, a competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems, has now made an important contribution to the electrification of machine tools. Instead of being actuated by compressed air, the technology study of the electric module is actuated via a torque motor, and separate engine control is no longer required. A patented drive concept provides for pull-in forces of up to 1,000 N. As all the quick-change pallet modules of the innovative family-owned family, the electric module is self-locking and positive locking via a spring package. Therefore, it doesn’t require any energy when in the clamped status: just for locking or unlocking purposes the motor is only actuated for a few seconds. Since the clamping status can be easily monitored via the torque motor, the electric module is particularly suitable for automated mass production. With a 99 mm diameter, and a 20 mm clamping pin diameter, it offers excellent conditions for taking full advantage in the machine room, and for direct clamping of small workpieces. In a fast clamping procedure the clamping pin is positioned via a short taper, then fixed with three clamping slides, and finally clamped at a repeat accuracy of less than 0.005 mm. Every functional part, such as base body, clamping pin and clamping slide are made of stainless steel. As one of the parts of the world’s largest modular system for highly efficient workpiece clamping, the module can be now combined with numerous clamping pallets, clamping vices and multi- clamping stations. Over the course of 2012, the module will be integrated into the standard Schunk program.