Number of Spindles
8
Gun Drilling Diameter
Range
1.5mm-10mm (Per Spindle)
Maximum Drilling
Depth
150mm
Drill Spindle
Stroke
350mm
Pellet Die
Diameter
500mm-1550mm
B-Axis Accuracy
+/- 6 Arc
Seconds
Y-Axis Vertical Travel
400mm
Gun
Drill Speed Range
0-14,000
RPM
The LD8-150 Pellet
Die is a multi-spindle gun drilling machine from Mollart’s line
of deep hole drilling machines that provides accurately drilled holes
for pellet dies up to 1550mm in diameter.
The LD8-150 is an
eight spindle (also available in four spindle) deep hole drilling
machine for designed for accurately drilling thousands of holes in to
pellet dies. The drilling spindles are arranged radially around the
work spindle to provide simultaneous drilling on all sides of the die
for maximum efficiency. The machine can be outfitted with various
workholding options for securing the pellet dies for drilling,
providing the ability to thousands of holes in a single setup. The
machine is fully enclosed to keep oil mist and coolant contained and
promote environmental health & safety.
The LD8-150 can
drill holes up to 10mm in diameter with an option to drill up to 25mm
holes. Each drill spindle has up to 150mm of stroke. The work spindle
is designed to provide +/- 6 arc seconds of accuracy to ensure the
tolerances for your die are met.
Each Pellet Die machine is built
to your unique application, providing full customization including
options for coolant filtration and chip removal. The deep hole
drilling spindles are driven by powerful spindle motors through a belt
drive arrangement. A Fanuc Powermotion control with a gun drilling
human machine interface is provided to allow for quick and easy
programming. The machine also includes software for broken drill
detection and the ability to reconfigure the drilling cycle to omit
broken tools and continue the cycle with the remaining spindles. This
allows for lights out production, ensuring that even during long cycle
times that the machine stays productive.