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fatigue and injury as a result of manual lifting.”
The firm once required as many as five employees to handle 500-lb. compo- nents; now, one operator using a Famatec Friendly manipulator can perform the
features a larger table and turret, rein- forced J-frame design and upgraded specifications.
The press’s new energy-efficient ram drive reportedly is less complex and more rigid, resulting in higher punch speeds and productivity. The Motorum 2048ST promises to economically pro- duce parts requiring punching, forming,
tapping and deburring.
The economical positive-strip tool-
ing (Wiedemann style) is precisely con- trolled throughout the punching stroke. And with 28 tool stations standard, the Motorum 2048ST can be expanded by uti- lizing 12-station Varitools.
Muratec USA: 704/875-9280;
www.muratec-usa.com
Tech Update
task. Further, Tardiff explains that an oper- ator can move product more quickly compared to using a previously employed traditional jib crane, which often result- ed in awkward movements and swinging of the product.
Haeco offers Famatec Friendly manip- ulators with load capacity to 1100 lb., a working radius to 20 ft., and with a range of mounting options including col- umn, overhead, track, wheeled or with a free-standing fork-truck transportable base.
Haeco: 513/722-1030;
www.ergonomicmanipulators.com
The Next Generation
in Turret Punch Press
Technology
The new Motorum 2048ST turret punch press, from Murata Machinery USA, Charlotte, NC, which continues the evolution of Muratec’s ram-axis servo-driv- en punch press, is designed as a replace- ment for the Motorum EZ, according to the company’s fabrication national sales manager Lloyd Keller. The new machine
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