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| Empire Abrasive Equipment Co | Langhorne, PA | |
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.jpg) | Indexing Turntables Because of their versatility, our Indexing Turntable machines handle a wide range of high-production jobs at a very attractive cost. We can tailor these machines to meet your needs with a minimum of custom engineering. With all of our automated systems, Empire supplies a custom piece of equipment tailored to your specific application.   | ||||||||
.jpg) | Continuous Turntables Empire's continuous turntable machines process parts while the operator is loading and unloading parts. Continuous turntables are especially advantageous when the parts being processed are inconsistent, requiring inspection. The operator can determine if the part needs to be run through a second time or flipped for 100% coverage. | ||||||||
.jpg) | Shot Peeners Empire offers custom-manufactured shot peening machines to meet your application or industry standard specification. Most peening systems include a vibratory classifier to insure the reclaimed media size is maintained for consistent results. Often, these machines include controllers and/or monitors with fault sensors to shut down the process if the system operates outside of preprogrammed parameters. These parameters may include blast pressure, shot flow, part rotation speed, and nozzle oscillation speed. | ||||||||
.jpg) | In-Line Machines Our In-Line Machines process parts on a continuous basis. These machines accept and unload work pieces handled manually or robotically. Standard conveyor belts are available in 20" or 24" widths and belt speed is variable to maximize production efficiency on different types of work pieces. We offer a full range of conveyors, including flat-belt, pinch-belt and pinch-roller systems. As always you have the choice of suction, pressure or continuous-pressure blast systems with fixed or oscillating guns or our unique rotating head with high-production suction gun configurations. Standard units come with either six-gun or nine-gun rotary blast heads. These units can be custom engineered to meet your production requirements. | ||||||||
.jpg) | Cell Machines Empire's single station cell machine is an example of how we meet the ever-changing demands of the manufacturing marketplace. Empire designed the cell machine due to the desire to remove in-process inventory with cell manufacturing as well as the need to conserve plant floor space. | ||||||||
.jpg) | Batch Machines Empire offers two types of batch processing machines in various sizes. The continuous turntable involves loading a batch of parts onto a turntable, and the indexing turntable involves loading parts onto individual satellite stations. These machines allow the operator to load a batch of parts, set the blast parameters, and then perform other functions while the machine processes the batch. This is especially advantageous for parts requiring long blast cycles. All of Empire's batch machines are equipped with turntable jog buttons for ease of part loading. As with all of Empire's automated machines, gun/nozzle manipulation options include the rotary head, vertical and horizontal oscillation, giving us the flexibility to design the machine around the customer's application. | ||||||||
.jpg) | 4-Axis Machines Empire has supplied many tire mold cleaners to aid manufacturers in gaining production with minimal downtime. We have made machines that handle up to 10,000 lb. molds, 65" in diameter. Our programmable 4-axis machines with part recipe storage capabilities reduce changeover time when switching tire mold size or style. We have made machines for Bridgestone, Firestone, Cooper Tire, and Goodyear among others. | ||||||||
.jpg){kind=small} | EM2 Dust Collectors Cartridge Dust Collectors for High Volume Systems Designed for dust collection with high-production equipment, such as automated air-blast systems, these EM cartridge collectors increase air flow, provide more filtration area, and clean filters automatically. The filter cleaning system consists of a photohelic gauge, provided as standard equipment. This unit responds to high and low set points, measured in terms of pressure differential across the filtering material, to activate the jet-pulse cleaning process. Once the pressure limits have been set, these collectors essentially clean themselves. | ||||||||
.jpg) | Media Control Media Size Control Media size control may be the most important aspect in achieving consistent blast results. Empire's cyclonic reclaimers are the best the industry has to offer. The external tuning band allows the operator to control the size of the fines carried to the dust collector, thus maintaining a desired media size range. Adjustments require no tools and once the desired media mix is achieved, the operator is able to "set it and forget it." For shot peening and other systems where the media size must be guaranteed to be within a specified range, vibratory classifiers are added. 100% of media will pass through the classifier (shown at right) prior to blasting, ensuring consistent arc heights or surface profiles. | ||||||||
.jpg) | Rotary Head Empire's rotary head is unmatched in the industry, yielding tremendous coverage and production. When the application calls for it, there is not a more efficient, reliable piece of equipment available. The rotary head will outperform any horizontal nozzle oscillator while utilizing fewer guns, hence reducing compressed air requirements. The rotary head can be incorporated into an in-line conveyor machine, continuous turntable or batch turntable machine. | ||||||||
.jpg) | Oscillators Empire utilizes DC motor driven, ball screw oscillators with all motors and bearings outside of the blast environment. The standard oscillator is variable speed, adjustable from 0.1 to 1.0 ips through a potentiometer mounted to the control panel. The addition of this oscillator includes a control panel upgrade to include an Operator Interface Terminal. Oscillation parameters include fixture length and stroke length (programmable in 1" increments) and quantity of strokes. | ||||||||
.jpg) | Automatic Media Replenishing This feature has many beneficial qualities. With pressure machines and rotary head systems, automatic media replenishing is especially advantageous. It gives the operator a convenient place to add media, as its 4 cubic foot storage hopper is floor-mounted. Once the system recognizes that the media level is low, an automatic Sure-Flo valve opens to add virgin media to the reclamation stream until the proper level is reached. "In Refill" and "Make-Up Hopper Low" indicator lights are added to the control panel. An often overlooked but valuable quality of automatic media replenishing is the inherent media consistency it ensures. Fresh media is consistently added as the media breaks down and is drawn to the dust collector, maintaining a more consistent media size than an operator could. | ||||||||
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