Twist Drill
If a CNC drill machine doesn't allow a fabricator the ability to compete at the highest level in steel fabrication, what good is it? The Advantage-2 is able to process technical programming with intelligence and speed. Each drill axis comes equipped with three five station tool changers. These can be used to drill, mill and countersink as well as tap and scribe. Signoscript underside or Signomat part stamping units can be added to this drill line. You can keep your part information even after you have finished painting, blasting, or galvanizing. Minimizing shop errors? Check. The Advantage-2's carbide tooling allows for more aggressive drilling and more holes per hour than any other drill line. The high torque drilling tools have a more aggressive cut, removing more chips each rotation. This drill line is capable of cutting through beams, channels, angles, tubes, and even flat bars. Advantage-2 can handle any profile with a processing window of 44inches wide by 18inches high.
Let's look at Twist Drill Bits versus Insert Drill Bits in a real-world fabrication situation. Let's just focus on one example: 13/16" (22mm), which is the most common drilled hole diameter.
CNC Beam Drill Line beam processing solutions are extremely efficient. It requires only 70ft x nineft of floor space, making it suitable for small fabricators or those with limited space. There are also many CNC Beam Drill Lines that can be installed outside, which frees up more space for the fabricator.
AC Unit installed on Electrical Cabinet – The unit is mounted on cabinet's High Power side (480v). It is right next to the location of the drives. This allows the cabinet to maintain a stable temperature and heat dissipation to occur faster. The most important contributors of heat to the electrical cabinet are the servo drive for all axes.
The CNC Beam Drill Line is a hit among small and medium fabricators, who can fabricate both structural steel as well as miscellaneous metals. The CNC Beam Drill Line was first introduced in 2003 and has been used by more than 600 steel fabricators around the globe.
The CNC Beam Drill Line is able to lay out and drill holes in any steel profile in half the time it takes with a mag drilling machine.
Voortman exclusively designed and built the CNC Beam Drill Line to fit GSS Machinery. Voortman oversees all aspects of the CNC Beam Drill Line, including warranty and service. Voortman acts as the service provider. GSS Machinery will always assist should the need arise.
AC Unit on Electrical Cabinet. - The unit can be mounted on the cabinet’s High power (480v), side. It is in close proximity to the location that the drives are located. This option maintains the cabinet temperature and speeds up heat dissipation. All axes' servo drives are the major contributors to heat within the electrical cabinets.
"..We have installed a new beam-drill line in an effort to satisfy customer needs and increase production. The result has been a reduction in labor costs and faster turnaround times which have consistently helped us land quality job opportunities.
The Advantage-2 employs a series of support clamps in order to achieve optimum rigidity of the workpiece through the machine. Carbide tool life is best sustained with the least amount of vibration possible.
It is better to import files directly form your steel detailing program. This removes an unnecessary step as well as eliminates potential incorrect data capture. Two distinct camps exist in this regard:
Our beam drill machines have central lubrication, a cooling system, and linear guides to make them easier to use and require less maintenance. Each coordinate system includes a 4 station tool changer. This allows it drill, mill/scribe, counter sink or tap as many times as required. Additionally, tools can be swapped easily during operation. Positive beam positioning is an arm that attaches to a rack on the conveyor. This allows the beam position to be more precisely controlled as it moves through a drill line.
The Advantage-2 is powered 25 HP (18.5 kW), Siemens spindlemotors. It comes with 3 drill spindles and 5-station tool changers. This powerful drilling technology allows you to maximize your operating time and drill hole performance.
CNC Beam Drill Line is specifically designed for fabricators or general job shops who need to drill holes through steel profiles of all kinds. The following questions can help you decide if this machine is right for your needs.
C-Channel is usually stronger than tube in the vertical direction (as shown in the beam profile chart picture above).
Section modulus (Z) is another property that can be used in beam design. Designing beams is crucially important because it determines the section modulus of the crosssectional shape. It is an indicator of the strength of the beam.
There are several types of beam structures Continuous beams. Continuous beams are those that have two or more supports to reinforce the beam. ... Simply supported beams Simply supported beams have support at one end and both ends. ... Fixed beams ... Overhanging beams. ... Cantilever beam.
The hole size should not exceed 38mm (1.25 in.). The beam depth should not exceed one-tenth of the hole diameter, whichever is less, with the exception being 25mm (1 in.).
Channel would cost less than a similar thickness of square tubing but would last longer because it is channel x2. You could easily make a bolt-together rack with channel by welding flat steel caps (IE top of the uprights).