MULTICAM Systems has released a fully automatic material handling system for its Heavy Duty SR series of CNC routing machines.
According to Multicam, the system aims to resolve the productivity and safety problems associated with manually handling heavy and cumbersome sheet material onto and off flat bed CNC routing machines.
Sheets of material are easily damaged while being loaded onto the machine bed, and completed pieces are also at risk when they are being removed.
The Multicam handling system incorporates an automatic indexing table, automatic material loading and unloading arms, and an automatic off loading conveyor table.
Packs of board are stacked directly on the indexing table. During the material loading process, the table raises the stack to the required height to allow the loading arm to collect the board.
The loading arm moves the sheet of material onto the machine bed whilst the unloading arm simultaneously moves finished components on to the off loading conveyor table.
Multicam Systems says because a light beam sensor ensures the finished parts are moved toward the operator for collection, the user does not have to stop the machine while reaching across the table to grab components.