Boring mills are crucial pieces of equipment that are particularly designed and engineered to accurately cut parts or components for high-quality end results. They are outfitted with very reliable tools to work on with even the most demanding operations in a production line. These boring machines are commonly used in different industries and most fabrication shops are using them to handle their operations efficiently. So, if you have been working on boring mills or you own one, you would not waste time constantly setting and resetting workpieces. Rather, you would prefer to get the next part ready for a quick exchange to minimize the time needed to finish the work.
This scenario becomes possible if you apply an automatic pallet changing system that decreases downtime while maximizing the workspace. The CNC machinist can then easily manipulate big and heavy metal components made of iron and steel without the need to interfere with the ongoing machining process. Once the first workpiece is done, out it goes, and here comes the second one ready to be machined. Boring mills equipped with this automatic pallet changer achieve higher rates of production. It also works with the pallet serving as the CNC rotary table clamping plate on which the workpiece is being processed.
Originally, the pallet is rested on its own slide on a huge working bed where it will be loaded with a robust workpiece. Upon a go signal, the pallet with the attached workpiece slides off directly towards the CNC rotary slide where it will be moved from the mill to the machine. The rotary slide then becomes the CNC rotary table with the pallet as its clamping plate. Once the setup is done, the pallet slide moves away from the machine and returns back to its position. The machining process then begins while the second pallet is loaded with another workpiece. Once this process is finished, the pallet slide moves forward to retrieve its pallet with a machined workpiece and slides back to its resting place.
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