Whether thick or thin sheets – Arku Maschinenbau has something new to offer. The EdgeBreaker 3000 Next and the EdgeBreaker 9000 Line in particular will attract the attention of experts.
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The EdgeBreaker 3000 Next marks the premiere of a new generation of deburring machines for punched and laser parts. Users now have even better control over the deburring process for laser parts, as a large glass front now provides an insight into the machining process. Additional functions ensure even more productivity.
This is already 50 percent higher thanks to the double-sided processing compared to single-sided machines. The Arku engineers also had simple maintenance and cleaning in mind during the design phase. In addition, the new generation of the deburring machine is even more energy-efficient without losing any of its high productivity.
Another highlight: the machine is ready for the Arku Wizard. This AI-supported software automatically adjusts the deburring machine without the user needing in-depth expertise.
Complete machining of heavy flame-cut parts at the touch of a button
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Those who tend to work with thick sheets will be delighted with the EdgeBreaker 9000 Line. With this deburring line, fully automatic complete processing of flame-cut or plasma parts is possible.
The EdgeBreaker 9000 Line removes slag, deburrs and rounds the edges in a single pass. The parts only have to be loaded into the machine once; turning is no longer necessary due to the double-sided processing. This relieves the operator enormously. In addition, throughput times are reduced by over 50 percent by linking all three work steps in one line.
AI-supported machine setting for better machining results
How machine operators achieve magical powers can now be seen on almost all Arku straightening and deburring machines. At the InfoDays Straightening + Deburring 2024, the systems were equipped with the Wizard software. This is an intelligent control system that adjusts the machine to achieve the best results. Users no longer have to try out which setting is correct when straightening or deburring sheet metal.
The operator only enters the already known workpiece data into the control system (for example, material, size of burrs, material thickness, desired edge rounding). The software then automatically selects the best machine settings for the respective machining task. The straightening or deburring machine then adjusts itself automatically. This is a great advantage when teaching the machines and avoids errors due to incorrect operation.
Robot handling to combat the shortage of skilled workers
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Of course, visitors were also able to experience the entire range of straightening machines for sheet metal parts from 0.1 mm to 60 mm sheet thickness. Arku presented its robot systems for parts handling on the straightening machines for greater efficiency in sheet metal processing. Because if there is a shortage of skilled workers, robots can take over tasks with a lot of repetition. The vision robots work autonomously and do not require any programming.
Coil laser systems increase material efficiency
Arku also has something to offer in terms of material efficiency. With three examples of systems, Arku demonstrated how laser companies can produce their own sheet metal blanks. One of these is the coil laser system developed together with Trumpf. It enables sheet metal processors to flexibly produce even medium batch sizes from coil. This produces much less waste when cutting parts compared to laser cutting from the standard PCB.
Background
Founded in 1928, the family-owned company Arku Maschinenbau GmbH is the world market leader in straightening technology with almost 60 years of experience. Arku offers the widest range of high performance and precision levelers as well as deburring and rounding machines. The range is rounded off with part handling solutions for straightening and deburring machines.
With its headquarters in Baden-Baden, Germany, and ISO-certified subsidiaries in Kunshan (China) and Cincinnati (USA), the company covers markets in more than 30 countries. Arku offers contract work in the straightening and deburring centres at the three locations with highly modern and powerful machines.
The product range includes precision part straightening and deburring machines, automated part handling with robots, coil straightening machines, cut-to-length lines, press feed lines and strip preparation lines for profilers. Arku machines are used in industrial sheet metal processing. From the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and the furniture industry to shipbuilding, steel construction and the railway industry to laser job shops and flame cutting companies: Arku supplies deburring and straightening machines all over the world.
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