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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2008 49
New automated angle polishing
and sizing machine
Die Quip has released its new Die Flex XA automated angle polishing and sizing
machine that automatically cycles a die from a preloaded magazine into the
working chuck. After polishing or sizing, the robotic arm places the
worked die back into the magazine for additional processing or into a
collection bin. The unique removable magazines allow for multiple
magazines to be loaded or for a new die size set up while the
machine is running. The magazines can be flipped up or down to size the bearing
from either direction to produce the desired bearing geometry. A fully loaded
machine will run unattended for 1 to 1½ hours, dramatically reducing overhead
while boosting throughput. The dies are gripped in a 3-jaw air chuck to insure die
concentricity, which reduces out of round wire.
The Die Flex XA is a valuable addition
to Die Quip’s heavy duty die grinding
and polishing equipment. The rigid
design of the company’s equipment
makes sure that the dies geometry
and roundness are accurate and con-
sistent from one die to the next. Along
with the rigid autofeed, the powerful
electric spindles provide the cutting
ability to remove wear, take dies
to larger sizes and work on large
diameter dies.
Die Quip Corporation – USA
Fax: +1 412 835 6474
Email:
Website:
Quality assured
Koner Dies inspects all components
of the production process of their
dies to the company’s exacting
specifications. All the dies undergo
rigorous quality control procedures.
The companies qualified die grinding
service guarantees the allowance of
the geometrical tolerances of the
drawing dies.
The user is assured of buying new
drawing dies with precise technical
specifications together with specific
controls to verify their tolerances.
Worn dies are given
the same rigorous
quality control pro-
cedures, saving on
uncontrollable wire
drawing conditions,
unexpectedmachine
downtimes, wire out
of specification with
consequent loss in
production and non-homogeneous
quality of the wire.
Koner Dies Srl
– Italy
Fax: +39 025 455832
Email:
Website:
The new Die Flex XA automated angle  
polishing and sizing machine
D r a w i n g  
Dies from
Koner