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Article: Air-driven auxiliary spindles for the tool carousel--Air Turbine Technology, Inc., Booth F-2600.(Machine Tool Components and Accessories)
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- Modern Machine Shop
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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These auxiliary, air-driven, high speed spindles are designed to be mounted in the tool carousel of most machining centers and automatically exchanged by the tool changer. The wraparound air induction system uses a manifold, which plugs up to a mounting block on the machining center's spindle cap, thus eliminating the need to hook up an air hose manually. This assembly allows a range of air turbine spindles to be kept in the carousel until needed. They can also run "lights out."
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