STARRAG USA’s new LX021 turbine blade machine is an application-based design that maximizes part rigidity with its spindle and sub-spindle part clamping. The turret on the sub-spindle allows multiple workholding strategies to be used, for full machining of blades in a single set-up.
The LX021 is a comprehensive, integrated system that includes:
• A self-centering vice that minimizes part distortion while maintaining accuracy and repeatability.
• Kinematic correction cycles to calibrate the machine and verify its health over time.
• Advanced, RCS CAM software designed specifically to generate optimize CNC tool paths.
• RCS blade inspection measures blades and compensates for forging variations to increase first-time yield.
• A 10-pallet storage system with a spindle-loaded part gripper to automate part set up for continuous operation.
Starrag's full solution includes Blum-Novotest Inc. probing technology for in-process part measuring, tool setting, and surface roughness verification.
The surface-roughness gauge is programmed with five-axis motion directly in the RCS CAM software. Roughness measurements can be made on surfaces as low as 16 μin Ra. After in- process measuring, the data is saved ready for SPC quality monitoring.
Starrag is also partnering with Haimer to include heat-shrink toolholding products and Power Clamp Special Addition heat shrink unit in the lab of the Hebron, Kentucky, development center for aerospace and energy products. Haimer's high-precision toolholders feature:
• Max. runout of 3 μm at 3XD;
• 360° clamping contact;
• Precision balanced to G25@25000 RPM; and
• Simple and repeatable tool assembly.
The Power Clamp Special Addition heat shrink unit features a compact, easy-to-use portable design that is perfectly equipped for handling smaller diameter tools.
"Our long-term customer partnerships are very important to us," explained Udo Herbes, Starrag managing director. "Even after we deliver a solution, we continue to work with our customer so we can continue to engineer precisely what they value."
Learn more at www.starrag.com
