Tool control system TOOLTRONIC®-S

non-contact

For difficult machining operations, such as recesses and facing operations on parts during industrial-scale production, mechanical actuating tools are often an inexpensive solution for meeting irregular demands. MAPAL offers innovative tools for this which can carry out actuating functions on machining centres without an additional feed unit. These are coolant-controlled, spindle speed-regulated centrifugal force tools or actuating tools with contact stop. One limitation with these systems, however, is that there is no feedback as to whether the slide is extended or retracted when entering the workpiece. In the event of faults or damage, the workpiece, mount or in the worst case expensive machine components can be destroyed. With TOOLTRONIC®-S, the end position control system for monitoring mechanical actuating tools, MAPAL can now off er a simple solution to this problem. Irrespective of the method of actuations, TOOLTRONIC®-S polls the end positions via sensors in the tool and feeds the information back to the machine controller. The process reliability is significantly enhanced when using mechanical actuating tools.