ERMAKSAN has been manufacturing metal working machinery since 1965; they make annually approximately 3000 machines in their fully modernized and equipped 861000 ft2 factory. ERMAKSAN is today the largest sheet metal working machinery factory under one roof in Europe.
Author: Sonja Marshall
EKN-6 Ermak Hydraulic Corner Notcher
Ermak EKN variable rake hydraulic corner notchers have a strong frame with its statically and dynamically rigid steel table and top beam material. T-slot top table allows precise cuttings and there is no need for alignment for different sheet thicknesses for automatic blade gap adjustment. EKN series perform frequent cutting via 4 hydraulic hold-down cylinders.
STANDARD FEATURES
- Cutting angle adjustment from 30 degrees to 140 degrees by hand wheel
- Statically and dynamically rigid T-slot table and top beam material
- Automatic blade gap adjustment
- Long life-time and easy operation
- Removable foot pedal
- Adjustable stroke
- Plexiglas protections
- Fast adjustable cutting angles by rulers and set squares
- 4 piece hold-down cylinders to fix the sheet during cutting
- Scrap box
- Maintenance free Hoerbiger hydraulic system
Cutting capacity
| Mild steel ST 37: | 0.24″ (from 60 degrees to 140 degrees) |
| Mild steel ST37: | 0.16″ (from 30 degrees to 59 degrees) |
| Stainless steel: | 0.118″ (from 60 degrees to 140 degrees) |
| Stainless steel: | 0.1″ (from 30 degrees to 59 degrees) |
Technical information
| Main motor: | 5.4 HP |
| Working pressure: | 200 bar |
| Oil capacity: | 12.7 gallons |
| Table dimension: | 45.3” x 24″ |
| Cutting angle: | 30 degree – 140 degree |
| Blade length: | 7.88” x 7.88” |
| Max. stroke: | 30/min. |
Dimensions
| Length: | 45.2” |
| Width: | 45.5” |
| Height: | 56.7” |
| Weight: | 41.3” |
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CPP CNC Punch Press / Plasma Punch
RPP CNC Punch Press / Rotative Punch
CPP CNC Punch Press / Plasma Punch
Strong mono block rigid C type body built up by stress relieved welded steel construction has high acceleration axes and designed to allow sheet loading from 3 sides ergonomically and the operation to be watched easily.
The combination of HiFocus sensitive plasma cutting and hydraulic punching on a very strong system gives a giant leap in production. Moving the sheet on X, Y axes on a stainless table with roller balls and clamps. Sheet can be cut as sensitive as required. Contour by servo motorized automatic height adjusted torch at plasma unit. After performing perforations or forming operations at the punch unit. It is capable of cutting and perforating processes at high speed and accuracy. It also has the capacity of high production and an alternative cutting process in comparison to other high cost cutting methods. Furthermore the production period will be shortened on these kinds of workstations because the material will not have to be transfer from one work station to another.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT
- X, Y, C HiFocus Plasma Generator + Automatic Servo Motorized Height Control (Z)
- Bosch Rexroth VSP 16 CNC controller Industrial PC
- 12″ TFT Colored High Resolution Touch Screen
- Windows XP operating system
- USB entrance at panel
- Protective USB (Power Supply) for electricity cut off and voltage undulation
- ETHERNET Interface for Communication and Network Connection between the office and machine
- The operator panel activates easily the velocity of axes, clamp functions, reference positions, trap and tool and punch functions.
- 2 pieces ERMAK sheet holder clamps
- Mobil Command Foot Pedal
- Automatic Repositioning (for sheets wider than 79” and for zones under clamps.
- Check of work zone by CAD/CAM)
- Warning Lamp
- Brushed Type Table
- Cooler
- Automatic CNC controlled trap (Scrap / Part discrimination)
- Wheeled Scrap Box
- ERMAK-BIEMMETI Sextet Multi TOOL “D Station ” ( Punch, Die, Stripper) A station round .312”, .375”, .750”, rectangular .157” x .750” (2 nos.), square .67” x 0.67”
or - ERMAK Biemetti Thick Turret adaptor from D station to A station round .312″, .375″, .750″, rectangular .159″ x .708″ (2 nos.), square .55” x .55
- CAD/CAM Software LANTEK EXPERT COMBINATION**
- Machine Instruction and Maintenance Manual
- ERMAK Lantek CAD/CAM training CD for easy usage
- KJELLBERG HiFocus 100 Plasma Generator Torch Unit with rustproof option
- IHT PCS1200 Automatic CNC Controlled Motorized Height Control Unit
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
- ERMAK Biemetti octet Multi Tool D Station
- Round .197″, .230″, .5″
- Rectangular .375′ x .197″
- Rectangular .120″ x .551″
- Triangle 584″, 30 degree
- Square .375″
- Wilson tool Octet Thick Turret D Station
- Round .157″, .276″, .413″
- Oval .472″, .197″
- Rectangular .375″ x .098″
- Rectangular .375″ x .197″
- Square .312″
- Triangle 584″, 30 degree
- Adaptor for B, C stations
- 3 x B Multi Tool Station, 1 x Single Tool Station, 10 stationed multi tool
- Tools for different punching shapes and forming applications
- Adaptor for Trumph system
- Additional clamps
- Coated tools for stainless steel punching
- Mechanic safety for security
- Infrared Cat. 4 Light Guard Body Protection confirms to CE
- Second user dongle for LANTEK CAD/CAM
- Plasma application with Rotative Head Punch Press Absolute Servo Synchronic Zero Gap T1, T2 axes
- Special sheet holder clamps for different capacities ad thicknesses (larger than 6 mm)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (click link below)
RPP CNC Punch Press / Rotative Punch
Strong mono block rigid C type body built up by stress relieved welded steel construction has high acceleration axes and designed to allow sheet loading from 3 sides ergonomically and the operation to be watched easily. Sheet processing can be done multi-directional and flexible until 6 mm thickness. Hydraulic, electronic, electric and mechanic components that are respected with its high quality worldwide have been used on the machine. In addition to its superior features and strong rigid body, main goal of ERMAK RPP series is high productivity and flexibility by means of angular moving T1, 12 top and bottom tool axes working synchronized with X, Y, C machine axes.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT
- X,Y,C,T1,T2 + Punch Axis
- Absolute Servo Synchronic Zero Gap T1. T2, C axes
- Bosch Rexroth VSP 16 CNC controller Industrial PC
- 12″ TFT Colored High Resolution Touch Panel Screen
- Windows XP operating system
- USB entrance at panel
- Protective USB (Power Supply) for electricity cut off and voltage undulation
- ETHERNET Interface for Communication and Network Connection between the office and machine
- The operator panel activates easily the velocity of axes, clamp functions, reference positions, trap and tool and punch functions.
- 2 pieces ERMAK sheet holder clamps
- Mobil Command Foot Pedal
- Automatic Repositioning (for sheets wider than 79” and for zones under clamps. Check of work zone by CAD/CAM)
- Warning Lamp
- Brushed Type Table
- Cooler
- Automatic CNC controlled trap (Scrap / Part discrimination)
- Wheeled Scrap Box
- ERMAK-BIEMMETI Sextet Multi TOOL “D Station ” ( Punch, Die, Stripper) A station round .312”, .375”, .750”, rectangular .157” x .750” (2 nos.), square .67” x 0.67”
or - ERMAK Biemetti Thick Turret adaptor from D station to A station round 8, 10, 20 mm, rectangular 4×18 mm (2 nos.), square .55” x .55”
or - ERMAK Biemetti Thick Turret adaptor from D station to A station round .312”, .375”, .750”, rectangular .157” x .7’ (2 nos.), square .55” x .55”
or - ****ERMAK-Biemetti octet Multi Toot (D Station) Round .196”, .250”, .312”, .5”
Rectangular .375’ x .196”
Rectangular .120” x .55”
Triangle 584” 30 degree
Square .375” - CAD/CAM Software LANTEK EXPERT PUNCH
- Semiautomatic Nesting (1 nos. software, 1 nos. dongle), post-processor
- Machine Instruction and Maintenance Manual
- ERMAK Lantek CAD/CAM training CD for easy usage
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
- Wilson Tool Octet Thick Turret D Station
- Round .157”, .276”, .413” – Oval .472” x .196” – Rectangular .472” x .98” Rectangular .375” x .196” – Square .312” – Triangle 584” 30 degree
- Adaptor for B, C stations
- 3xB MULTI TOOL station, 1 x C SINGLE TOOL station, 10 stationed Multi Tool
- Tools for different punching shapes and forming applications
- Adaptor for Trumpf System
- Additional Clamps
- Coated tools for stainless steel punching
- Mechanic safety for security
- Infrared Cat.4 Light Guard Body Protection confirms CE
- LANTEK EXPERT II PUNCH for Full Automatic Nesting CAD/CAM
- Second user dongle for LANTEK CAD/CAM
CONTROLLER
- Bosch & Rexroth brand VSP 16 type,
- 12″ TFT with high resolution, colored, touch panel screen is used on the machine. UPS,
- USB are available for customer use on the panel.
- The control unit is equipped with 2 Ghz high performance processor,
- 512MB Ram,
- 20 GB Hard Disc,
- VGA Ethernet ( 10/100 Base – T).
- PS2 Serial Ports, USB,
- IP65 protection class 0.25g. / 5g. vibration/shock resistance,
- EMC Test certificated Windows XP operating system has common and easy service.
- Economically designed control panel can be moved around the machine easily.
- Protective UPS (Power Source) is included for electricity cut off and voltage undulation.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (click link below)
RPP FPP and CPP CNC Punch Press – Rotative Punch Specifications
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FIBERMAK Optic Laser Cutting Machine
LASERMAK CO2 Flying Optic Laser Cutting MachineFIBERMAK Fiber Optic Laser Cutting Machine
- Strong design,
- Ultra low energy consumption,
- Fast cutting capacity and
- Almost zero maintenance cost.
- 1/2″ mild steel, 1/4″ stainless steel cutting capacity.
FIBERMAK transmits the laser beam onto the sheet metal by fiber cables and its cutting quality with high beam density is perfect on thin sheets compared to other alternatives. Fiber optic laser cutting technology proves high quality cuttings at very fast speeds. The energy consumption is 70% less compared to CO2 lasers. You’ll also benefit from easy cutting of reflecting materials such as aluminum, copper, brass etc. via low wavelength depending to its working principle.
WHY FIBERMAK?
- 60% – 100% faster compared to other laser cutting machines. Axes equipped with Bosch – Rexroth linear motors and drivers reach to 472 IPM speed and accelerations are 2 G on Y, 1,5 G on X axes.
- Cuts thin materials 3 times faster compared to CO2 lasers and energy consumption is simultaneously lower.
- 70% energy savings by fiber optic laser technology is plant friendly.
- Because of diode technology there is no need to laser-mix gas used at CO2 laser cutting machines.
- Because laser transmitting is done by fiber cable there is no need for optical components such as beam path, folding mirror and quartz tube etc.
- You can make production 24 hours a day
- Part cost savings up to 50%.
- You can prevent from production faults by automation at your premises.
- You save from molds and apparatuses.
- Possible to cut reflecting materials such as aluminum, copper, brass etc. precisely and by smooth surface quality.
- FIBERMAK has strong frame, equipped with worldwide well known, long life, quality components and designed to work accurately and continuously even at hard conditions.
ROFIN RESONATOR
- ROFIN FL Series high brightness lasers.
- The emitted wavelength in the range of 1 μm achieves high absorption in many materials.
- FL Series Laser allows all common solid-state laser applications to be performed.
- With the multi-mode version of the FL laser, fiber optics of 50 to 600 μm can be used.
- The single-mode version produces exceptionally good beam quality, typically in the range of ≤ 0.02″x mrad.
- The excellent beam quality also allows the efficient use of “dynamic beam” scanner systems for high-speed positioning as well as the fast and precise application of small geometries at work pieces. This reduces cycle times and increases productivity.
- Non-productive times are reduced and the utilization of the laser is increased.
PRECITEC HP SSL Cutting Head
The HP SSL cutting head is ideal for use in flat bed systems and pipe-cutting machines with fiber-coupled lasers. Modeled on the design of the successful and reliable HP series, this head has integrated distance sensor with extremely durable stability and a monitored protective window cartridge. Pre-adjustable cartridges enable ultra-fast replacement when cutting different work piece thicknesses.
Efficient
- high cutting speeds with integrated distance sensor
- short conversion times with fast changing of focal lengths
- optimized cutting gas flow
Flexible
- cutting of different material thicknesses
- 2D cutting
- Focal length tailored to your application
- All media connections located in upper part
User Friendly & Safe
- simple and safe cartridge replacement system with TCP retention
- fast change of protective glass
- motorized focal position adjustment (optional)
- temperature monitoring of the sensor insert
- cartridge monitoring for presence
- magnetic breakaway coupling
Power Automation Controller
Power Automation CNC control with integrated inputs and outputs
- the open, browser-based human machine interface PA HMI
- the PA 8000 LW CNC
- the PA dongle which includes all needed software functions for fiber cutting
- the I/O module PAMIO which provides 4 analog in- and outputs
CAD CAM
Lantek Expert
FIBERMAK uses Lantek Expert Cut Cad/Cam Software by its own post-processor. Its many features such as automatic nesting and machining, calculation of time/cost, micro-joint, common cut etc. makes cutting easier.
Easy Programming Features
- Cutting Technology Charts according to material types and thicknesses
- Automatic nesting + processing
- Time and cost calculation
- CAD module
- Micro-joint
- Common cutting
- Film burning
- Automatic I/O
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (Click link below)
MG Special Two Rolling Machine
LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX
As part of my education in Anthropology at the University of Chicago, I had the opportunity to study up on different architectural styles of housing throughout the ages. Most established styles, of course, are derived from a function of design that works best in a particular geographical environment and that lends itself most easily to the tools, available resources and manufacturing processes of the time.
In spite of this, or maybe even in keeping with the inherent underlying practicalities of design, it still always bothered me that the vast majority of homes and houses are rectangular and not round.
Considerations of the manufacturing process laid aside, I always thought that a house with rounded edges would be far more homey than a house with straight edges (insert Freudian comment referring to mother’s womb here). And yet, there are very few examples of architecture to date which accommodate this type of design. Could it be because it’s easier to make and intersect straight lines into a functional design? Possibly. I prefer to leave the manufacturing process to those who can do it. But, at least to my own untrained eye, existing technology for manufacturing rounded edges seems pretty prevalent (C Marshall Fabrication Machinery’s plate roll and EZ-Seam model WT 6/14 Weld Positioner being but two examples), so maybe in this day and age at least, it’s just a matter of bucking tradition.
I mean, they call it “thinking outside of the box” for a reason.
Enter the giant fuel storage tank.
Rumor has it that we will not always be as dependent on oil as we are now. Giant fuel storage tanks are not only an industrial marvel, but they are frequently the tallest structure on a landscape. Archaeologists have always been prone to assuming that the tallest man-made structures excavated were temples dedicated to the gods, rather than serving any practical function. In my not so humble opinion, a lot of these structures were falsely labeled as being exclusively places of worship. After all, if I had been around a few thousand years ago, I would’ve wanted the most bang for my buck, especially if the manufacturing tools of my trade consisted of crude hand-held and handmade instruments. If I was going to build a huge structure, I’d want to make sure it served a practical function – even if it was in addition to a religious or spiritual one.
Let’s fast-forward into a distant future, where our current ways of life have morphed into something completely different.
It’s likely that those giant cylindrical fuel storage tanks would still be standing. After all, they are leak-proof, fire-resistant, impact resistant and even bullet-proof. Could they too one day be interpreted as places of worship? Even if they were, it wouldn’t be too far off the mark, considering that today’s global economy and even international relations and wars are “fueled” by the demand for oil.
More importantly, I think these fuel storage tanks have kind of a unique, cozy appeal to them. That’s right, I think they’re cute. In fact, they bring out the Happy Susy Homemaker in me.
Let’s pretend we can clean them up pretty easily. Again, I’d defer to the industry experts to figure this out: if they can build these giant monoliths, cleaning them up should be relatively easy by comparison. In which case, we’d be left with a super-resilient, tall, round, hollow structure.
Now let’s insert a few floor plans. I’m thinking three floors total. I’m a little partial to wood flooring but I’d settle for bamboo or even tempered concrete. They actually look great with throw rugs on them. Kind of an urban-chic-meets-rustic-retreat kind of feel.
Throw in a bunch of windows, a few balconies just for fun and a pretty solar roof with ample skylights as well as a huge balcony up top, and finally a little elbow grease and a few coats of fresh paint, and there it is: my Barbie Doll dream home.
The fact that a lot of these storage tanks are already located in truly beautiful settings, including but not limited to prime waterfront, is also a nice plus.
Personally, I’m pretty convinced I’m a genius ahead of my time. If you think I’m completely off base here, or if this is the most impractical thing you’ve ever heard of, tell me why. But in closing, consider this: some of the best diners and mobile homes are made out of old railroad box cars and shipping containers. Of course, they’re not round, and they’re not bullet-proof.
Just sayin’.
Waterfront luxury townhome, anyone?
-Anja Wulf
Manufacturing Sees Steady Job Gains.
NPR’s Weekend Edition (3/5, Arnold) reported on the “steady job gains” that have been made in the US, many of them in manufacturing. The story highlights the successes of AccuRounds, “an advanced manufacturing facility in Avon, Mass.,” that “makes a broad range of precision-tooled metal parts.” The company has seen its orders increase over the past several months, and consequentially has begun a steady stream of hiring. Similar stories are being told across the manufacturing sector. This most recent decline in unemployment “doesn’t mean the unemployment problem is over. But companies are hiring at a pace that should continue to bring down unemployment slowly.”
Unemployment Falls Below 9%. The Los Angeles Times (3/5, Puzzanghera) reports “average Americans might look back on February 2011 as the point when the country finally turned the corner,” although the recession has technically been over since the middle of 2009. “The Labor Department said the economy added 192,000 new jobs last month, a sharp increase that helped trim the unemployment rate to 8.9% – the first time it has been below 9% in nearly two years.” Analysts pointed to the lowered unemployment, as well as “encouraging data on auto sales, chain store revenue and other economic barometers” as evidence that the US economy had likely reached “escape velocity” from the downturn. Energy prices, particularly oil volatility stemming from the unrest in Libya, remain a concern however.
Bloomberg News (3/5, Homan) reported, “Hiring was widespread, with manufacturing, construction and transportation companies adding workers, underscoring Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s testimony to Congress this week that there are ‘grounds for optimism’ in the labor market.” Bernanke cautioned that “the labor market ‘has improved only slowly,’ and it may take ‘several years’ for the unemployment rate to reach a ‘more normal level.'” Even so, he added, “we do see some grounds for optimism about the job market over the next few quarters, including notable declines in the unemployment rate in December and January, a drop in new claims for unemployment insurance, and an improvement in firms’ hiring plans.”
Falling Unemployment Not Cheering Liberals Or Conservatives. The AP (3/7, Kuhnhenn) reports unemployment “is dropping, but the reaction from both the left and right ends of the political spectrum is surprisingly unenthusiastic.” Conservatives “fear the improvement will weaken their argument that the way to bring back jobs is less regulation and more fiscal discipline,” but liberals “worry that better job numbers will create momentum for spending cuts that will cause the fragile recovery to falter.” The “divided reaction illustrates the ideological forces pulling at President Barack Obama as he tries to gain economic and political traction out of the positive jobs report.” Austan Goolsbee, chairman of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, said, “Overall, it’s a very solid jobs report. And overall there’s been increasing optimism that despite having a long way to go, we’re clearly headed in the right direction and we’re putting some miles behind us and trying to get back to a good situation.
Retail Sales Probably Rose In February.
Bloomberg News (3/7, Willis) reports, “US retail sales probably climbed in February by the most in four months, spurred by job growth and more seasonable temperatures,” according to a poll of economists taken by Bloomberg. “Chain-store sales did well, automobile sales improved sharply and employment bounced back” said one IHS Global Insight analyst. “Households may have realized that they have some extra cash in their pockets due to this year’s cut in the payroll tax.”
US Companies Increase Spending, Dividend Payments.
The Wall Street Journal (3/7, C1, Evans, subscription required) reports US companies have a record $1.4 trillion on hand, and there are indications that they are beginning to increase spending on new hires and dividends. The Journal notes Standard & Poors analyst Howard Silverblatt has reported 87 companies have increased dividends, while 7 additional companies have announced plans to pay a dividend, compared to 78 in the first quarter of last year. S&P forecasts dividends will reach $225 billion by the end of the year.
SME Daily Executive Briefing, March 7, 2011