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Using a controllable die, the stamper can notch the stator and rotor with a sin- gle clamping operation.
tool steel; the die body, easily shimmed after the insert is sharpened, is of S7 shock-resistant tool steel.
The eCon analysis tool reveals that investing in a controllable die makes sense with an annual output of at least 100,000 rotors and stators, with a return on investment of 6 months. Of course, Schuler recommends conducting individ- ualized analyses using eCon and account- ing for a user’s unique operating condi- tions—number of shifts per day, hours per shift, hourly wages, press stroking rate, loading and unloading time, energy and space costs and the external diame- ter of the laminations.
Versadie is available in metric and inch sizes in standard rectangle, oval and double-D shapes. Special-order designs are available.
Mate Precision Tooling: 763/421-0230; www.mate.com
Punch Presses
A Powerful Pair
of 33-Ton Turret
Tech Update
Murata Machinery USA, Inc., Charlotte, NC, has added two new 33-ton turret punch presses to its Motorum line—the servo-driven M3048TG and M3058TG.
Schuler Inc.: 734/207-7200; www.schulergroup.com
Thick Turret Insert
Slitting Die
Reduces Material
Cost and Waste
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, MN, introduces the Versadie thick turret insert slitting die for D and E stations. The design takes clamp clearing operations to a new level by reducing material cost and waste for slitting operations by punching close-
ly to the clamps, and by allowing users to replace die inserts without replacing the entire slitting die.
Further enhancing productivity, Ver- sadie features easily replaceable die inserts that accommodate lengths to 4.560 in. for E stations and 3.560 in. for D stations. The insert is manufactured from MPM82 high-speed particle-metallurgy
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