Optimizing the productivity, keeping the philosophy as the Express 332 LNS
The successful bar feeder series Express 332, designed to handle long bar stocks, was launched in 2001. “It was now time not only to refresh the product, but to redesign it from scratch”, says Carlos Muniz, LNS Global Product Manager Bar Feed. The successor, Express 332 S2, combines the best elements of the Sprint and Express series and convinces with improved rigidity, flexibility and user friendliness. LNS implemented experiences with the Sprint family and used the concept of the mechanical beam to increase stability, optimize the dynamic behavior and provide for a perfect guiding. A fast diameter changeover makes the bar feeder very flexible. “We redesigned and optimized the bar feeder, but we also kept its philosophy and all the features that made it so successful”, says Muniz. The Express 332 S2 is equipped with a color touch screen, making it easy to control the shape, diameter, feed length and to trouble-shoot. All elements are compatible with the Express 332. The 32mm segment especially targets the medical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic, aviation and automotive industries. Like all other LNS bar feeders, the new Express 332 is fully CE compliant. Muniz: “We cooperated with external consultants to perform risk analyses for all machines and optimizing them.”
31 October 2011
