GRIND PERFORMER - GRINDING CELL


Feed-in & decoring

Deburring & grinding
Feed-in & decoring

The components are placed manually or fully automatically on the infeed rotary table and rotated into the grinding cell.
The handling robot removes the component from the rotary table and feeds it into the SWINGMASTER 500 decoring machine.
In the SWINGMASTER 500, the component is clamped, set into rotation, and subjected to vibration. At the same time, the sand core in the component is hydraulically broken.
After successful decoring, the handling robot removes the component from the decoring machine and feeds it to the grinding station.
Components
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Infeed rotary table
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Handling robot
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SWINGMASTER 500
Deburring & grinding

A handling robot or an alternative transport system feeds the components into the grinding stations. The combustion chamber side is machined on the machining cube in clamping position 1, while both the front and crankshaft sides are machined in clamping position 2. Four component-specific holders can be mounted on each machining cube.
Once the component has been placed in a grinding station, the machining robot starts the deburring and grinding process.
The handling robot then removes the component from the grinding cell.
Components
- Handling robot
- GRIND PERFORMER
- Removal conveyor
The Grinding Cell
Whether iron or steel castings - the industry has been demanding simple, optimised programming in all areas for years. Standards and regulations aimed at making life easier for employees present foundries and forging plants with new challenges. The GRIND PERFORMER meets the highest customer requirements and makes the day-to-day work of the plant operator much easier.


The concept
At Fill, the GRIND PERFORMER combines all processes in the area of fettling & grinding of iron castings. Customised solutions are developed according to customer requirements. The system concept of the GRIND PERFORMER is developed according to customer requirements.
A wide range of variants are possible, for example
- Component in robot gripper or on fixed clamping (depending on component weight)
- Robot with quick-change system for changing different machining tools
- Robot stationary or on external axis
- Components positioned on rotary table or fixed
- Various special solutions in combination with other FILL technologies, e.g. decoring machines or optical inspection systems
The GRIND PERFORMER can be operated as a stand-alone machine or in combination with several machines as required. The components are fed into the GRIND PERFORMER manually or automatically.
Features
- High flexibility
- Grinding of castings
- Flexible solutions for cast parts from 20kg to 100 tonnes
- Simple programme creation using FILL offline programming CYBERNETICS STUDIO
- Part-specific design of the overall concept
- Possibility of verifying the processes offered in FILL's in-house test centre
Customer components
Engine blocks, cylinder heads, castings for axles, chassis parts, castings for wind turbines, clamping plates, castings for machines
Specifications subject to change.