OMEC F8 MULTIPLE MILLING MACHINE WITH 8 SPINDLES FOR HIGH PRODUCTION OUTPUTS0 pages

OMEC

Technical details

OMEC F8
MULTIPLE MILLING MACHINE
WITH 8 SPINDLES
FOR HIGH PRODUCTION OUTPUTS
The Omec F8 multiple milling machine was
designed in 1994 and is now a landmark in the
sector of fixed-pitch electromechanical milling
machines as far as output rates and machining
quality are concerned.

the two sides are processed on the vertical cart,
where they are coupled with the outer face
exposed inside the bundle of workpieces. This
allows for a perfect machining quality under all
aspects. Front-pieces are instead machined on the
machine's horizontal top. It is possible to machine
front-pieces with stroke-pieces without using any
counter-mould; you simply have to push the
workpiece into the stroke-piece, like with standard
front-pieces.

Workpieces
are
locked
and
unlocked
automatically by slipping workpieces inside their
housing until they reach the stroke-piece. The
PLC-controlled pushers will then lock the
workpiece for the set time. Once the workpieces
have been machined, the pushers are
automatically released and are ready to receive a
new workpiece. Eight pneumatic cylinders
guarantee the locking operation safely.
The machine's output is 120 finished drawers per
hour.
The machine is equipped with an 8-spindle head
for the manufacturing of joints with different
heights and allows operators to quickly machine
drawers’ sides and front-pieces up to a max width
of 400mm.
Compared to traditional milling machines for joints
with multiple spindles, the eight spindles are fitted
onto the head with a distance between centres
that is twice as much the size of the joint
machined. This special feature of design has
made it possible to obtain a high speed for the
tool (16,000 rpm) without the cooling problems
that are typically associated with this type of
structure. The 25mm fixed pitch is obtained by
displacing the milling head sideways, with a
motion controlled by a set of pneumatic cylinders
and a cam system.
This machine can process single male
workpieces, single female workpieces as well as
combined male-female workpieces.
In order to avoid the chipping of the male piece,

All adjustments are easy to obtain and are
displayed by the corresponding indicators, which
also allow inexperienced operators to quickly
perform the machine setup each time the
production is changed.
The machine’s control panel features selectors for
the choice of the type of machining and work
cycle. It is essential to make the machine
operation easy for users.