TPT March 2012

T echnology N ews

Honing machines THE first of two new 10m stroke 30kW horizontal honing machines has been delivered and installed by Apperley Honing to a client in Singapore.

powerful 15kW motors driving the rotation and stroking axis. Controlled by an easy to program Siemens touch screen HMI, set up can be achieved in a matter of minutes and novice operators can be trained to run the machines in less than a day. The Tubehones are equipped with traditional V blocks and ratchet clamps to support the workpieces as well as a unique

30kW and workpiece lengths from 2m to 10m. The modular design means that a customer can start with a 2m machine and then acquire additional frame sections as they are needed in order to increase the capacity up to the maximum of 10m. The machines can be tailored to suit different applications, coping with small 25mm diameter bores as well as large components with 750mm outside diameters. Managing director Charles Sanders explained, “We work with pretty much every type of honing machine here in Cheltenham. Our sub-contract department operates over 25 different types of honing machine and delivers results for clients in the automotive, defence, pharmaceutical, aerospace and petrochemical industries. We maintain, repair and refurbish honing machines day in and day out, and so, for us, it’s been a relatively small step to create and manufacture our own design.” The two heavyweight machines were both designed and built at the Apperley Honing factory in Cheltenham, UK, and each was equipped with Apperley’s Ranger and Shell tooling. Apperley Honing Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1242 224738 Email: sales@apperleyhoning.co.uk Website: www.apperleyhoning.co.uk

With over 45 years’ knowledge of the subcontract market, Apperley has used its experience to create a brand new design of hone. Called the Tubehone, the 24m-long, all-electric machines have two

feed-in device that allows the operator to inch the hone head in and out of the tubes in complete safety. To improve safety even further, the Tubehones’ drive shafts are totally enclosed, and whenever the access doors are open during set-up phase, the machine is restricted to slow, safe jog speeds. Only when the doors are closed can the full capacity of 32m/min and 220 rpm be achieved. The Tubehone can be designed to suit the needs of the customer, with a range of power options from 5.5 to

The Apperley Honing Tubehone

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