Metal finishing and deburring – Ellesco has it covered.

Ellesco, the UK’s leading supplier of metal finishing and deburring systems will maximise its 200m2 stand at MACH 2020 with exhibits from its world leading industry partners Timesavers, Autopulit and WMS. On show will be a mix of machines and systems that highlight the versatility available from Ellesco, ranging from grinding and deburring, through polishing and general surface finishing, to weld dressing and blending. The comprehensive display will feature manual, semi-automatic and fully automated robot integrated systems.

Central to the Ellesco stand will be a selection of machines from Timesavers whose range of deburring and wide belt grinding machines deliver deburring, precision grinding and edge rounding to the highest quality creating the perfect finish for sheetmetal and plate components, large and small. Making its UK exhibition debut will be the Timesavers 42-Series 1350 HWRB machine equipped with the revolutionary Hammer Head® heavy slag removal system, this is combined on the show machine with edge deburring and radiussing heads. This specification is ideal for the processing of heavily-drossed flame or plasma cut parts up to 1350 mm wide (1600 mm option), with the ability also to process a wide range of laser and punched materials including stainless steel, aluminium, carbon steel, zinc coated and laser film products.

The second Timesavers machine on show is the mid-range 32-Series which will be demonstrating the ability to accurately and efficiently deburr laser-cut components. Ideal for deburring, edge rounding and/or finishing of different materials. Like its larger cousin, the 32-Series is equipped with Timesavers’ Rotary Brush technology. The use of a vacuum table as standard means that very small, lightweight parts can be processed, with the whole cycle being monitored from the angled control panel and the large window. Other standard features include an 1100 mm working width, LED beam on the infeed side that indicates the machine status, frequency-controlled motors for process control, and ease of changing the brushes which can be specified to suit a wide range of materials and duties. Completing the efficient operation is the automatically adjustable table height of between 0 – 100 mm and conveyor speeds variable between 0.2 to 8 m/min.

Concluding the Timesavers line-up at MACH is the 12-Series, the baby of the range. Available in 225 and 600 mm working widths the 12-Series is perfect for deburring and finishing sheet metal parts. The machine can be equipped with an abrasive belt, cylinder brush or rotating disc, or a combination, with the grinding belt removing vertical burrs and subsequent roller brush or disc operations eliminating side burrs, while producing edge breaking at the same time. The 12-Series can automatically adjust the table height between 1 – 75 mm and frequency-controlled drives maintain workpiece flow at anywhere between 3 – 9 m/min. The show machine will be presented in abrasive belt + nylon web roller brush format for deburring, edge-breaking and brush, surface finishing.

A completely different approach to deburring is demonstrated by the WMS Engineering robot concept appearing on the stand for the first time. This is designed for the precision deburring of parts by taking the part to the tool, the tool to the part, or a combination dependant on application; tools comprise high-speed (9,000rpm) mills, drills, brushes, stones, abrasive wheels, really any rotary consumable – and WMS don’t restrict themselves to just rotary tooling to achieve their results. WMS Engineering’s modular approach to system build means that it can efficiently produce complete turnkey solutions to a customer’s deburring requirements. The versatility of the WMS system is that it is equally at home processing internally and externally machined components, as well as automatically monitoring the results of its work, with the robot manipulator able to precisely position the edge to be deburred.

For those looking for solutions to their weld dressing processes the fully automated robot cell from Autopulit provides the answer. The robot cell on display at MACH 2020 highlights the ability of Autopulit to deliver belt grinding for weld dressing, finishing and paint preparation solutions tailored to an individual customer’s requirements, by utilising robots to position work of around single or multiple abrasive/polishing stations, or to manipulate consumables around a component. An almost limitless combination of axes, consumables and handling set-ups streamlines workflow and delivers consistent, high quality, results. Quality is maintained through use of sensors that detect and compensate for any geometrical deviations in the workpiece caused by the welding process. The key advantages of the Autopulit system are its ability to efficiently manage short or repetitive batches, while significantly reducing cycle times compared with a manual process. Furthermore, the system allows for a variety of parts to be processed in-line, without need for set-up changes as different tools can be selected by the system according to the process requirement.