Suhner India Pvt Ltd offers the second generation Universal Machining Unit, BEA 16, with an all-new drive and control concept. The objective of this new development was the integration of the latest servo drive and control technology from Bosch Rexroth. Software developed in addition allows the user to programme six different basic cycles without prior knowledge of CNC. By visualising these six cycles - drilling - combined drilling (drilling and thread cutting with the one tool) - thread cutting - drilling with chip removal - drilling with jump function - undercutting, the unit has become extremely easy to programme.

Example of Drilling Cycle with Jump Function

And should the required machining cycle not be found among the standard selections or prove more complex, the unit can be switched to so called sentence programming.

Example of Sentence Programming

The BEA 16 machining unit itself is a precision unit from the Suhner spindle machining unit series that have been designed for gruelling continuous use in multiple shift operations. The BEA 16 has a drilling capacity of 16 mm? in 450 N/mm? steel. The max. feed path is 140 mm, and the max. speed is 500 rpm. Today, rising production piece numbers and greater workpiece complexity with all-round machining are leading to a renaissance of the so called special machine. However, today's special machines are being used no longer as pure single purpose solutions, but for whole parts families. 

These require different machining cycles, feed speeds, feed paths, and rotating speeds, and of course must allow fast retooling. And it is these requirements exactly that the BEA 16 will meet to the full.

(For further information contact: Suhner India Private Limited, 235 U2, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bommasandra, Bangalore 560 099. Tel: 080-27831108. Fax: 91-80-27831109. Email: automation.in@suhner.com)