Abstract: | When a machine needs new tools, there are many ways to replenish storage magazines- that is, add and subtract tools- while the machine is operating. Techniques include loading them manually to the storage magazine, using an automatic loader, and adding them using the spindle. To decide which style of tool changer is best of your jobs, the advice is to look at the economics and to choose the simplest mechanism that offers the necessary tool change time, tool storage, weight capacity and reliability. |