TurnStacker Compact 12: Robotic CNC Loading Solution with Compact Design

TurnStacker Compact 12

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The TurnStacker Compact 12, part of our TurnStacker product line, offers a compact robotic loading solution with a high capacity for diameters up to 160 mm. Enhance your efficiency with quick setup, allowing batch preparation while the robot operates seamlessly. The TurnStacker Compact provides portability between CNC machines

Your benefits with Halter

  • Quick delivery
  • Turn-key installation
  • Local and remote support
  • Attractive financing options

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Custom solutions for your workpieces

Halter's application engineering team is capable of crafting tailor-made loading solutions and gripper configurations for your unique workpieces. Whether you aim to automate tasks like handling castings or other specialized workpieces, these custom solutions seamlessly integrate with the user-friendly HALTER SmartControl. Our adaptable solutions enable automation across a wide range of workpiece variations

Optional Functionalities

  • Unloading the workpiece onto a pallet
  • Unloading the workpiece to an external fixed position, such as a conveyor belt
  • Removal of residual material
  • Collecting a workpiece from a revolver tool
  • Cleaning the workpiece outside the CNC machine
  • Precisely positioning the workpiece on a measuring station
  • Removing rejected workpieces
  • Gripping the workpiece from the side
  • Orienting the workpiece in the chuck of the CNC machine
  • Implementing customer-specific functionalities

Capacity & Specifications

System

Property Value
Rigid industrial construction ✓
Rotating loading table ✓
Full enclosure and protection ✓
Movable ✓ by pallet truck
Placed on 3-point self-centering anchors ✓
Fanuc 6-axis robot arm ✓
Maximum Robot Arm Load Capacity 12 kg
Workpiece turnover station for two-sided machining Option
Status light Option
Standard robot-machine interface for every CNC machine ✓

Halter Smartcontrol

Property Value
Intuitive and graphical programming in 12 steps ✓
Touch screen 15 inch
Free choice of pre-installed language ✓
Input can be entered in inches or mm ✓
Software analysis for machine utilization ✓
Automatic program storage ✓
Max. number of CNC machines to connect with 4

Halter Smartcontrol Standard Functionalities

Feature Option
Positioning workpiece in machine vise with soft push function ☑
Workpiece regripping for accurate positioning ☑
Unload-only function in combination with bar feeder ☑
Inside and outside gripping ☑
Workpiece loading in chuck with or without pressure star ☑
Adjusting airblow distance ☑
Working with spindle orientation of the CNC machine ☑
Eccentric loading and unloading ☑
Robot park positioning button ☑

Halter SmartControl Enables the Following Optional Functionalities

Workpiece Turnover Function for Two-Sided Machining Option
Unloading Workpiece on Pallet Option
Unloading Workpiece on External Fixed Position, e.g. Conveyor Belt Option
Unloading of Residual Material Option
Collecting a Workpiece from a Revolver Tool Option
Cleaning of Workpiece Outside the CNC Machine Option
Positioning Workpiece on Measuring Station Option
Removal of Rejected Workpieces Option
Workpiece Side-Gripping Option
Radial Positioning of the Workpiece in the Chuck Option
Shaft Handling Option
Customer-Specific Functionalities On Request

Grippers

Property Value
3-finger gripper for round workpieces ✓
Separate grippers for raw and machined workpieces ✓
Airblow system ✓
Workpiece detection system by open/close message ✓
Quickly adjustable gripper fingers ✓
Workpiece-specific gripper fingers Option
Pressure sensor on the robot arm monitors air pressure ✓

Safety

Functionality Option
In-machine-space function ✓
Fanuc DCS area in combination with the Sick floor scanner ✓
Sliding door provided with safety sensors ✓
Standard safety fence between CNC machine and the Halter ✓
Automatic servo-driven door opener with integrated safety mechanism Option
Closed safety circuit ✓

Input

Property Value
Voltage 400 V
Peak Consumption 16 A
Compressed Air Pressure 6.5 bar

Dimensions

Property Value
Length 1315 mm
Width 1200 mm
Height 2010 mm
Total Weight 950 kg

Capacity

Property Value
Workpiece Diameter (min - max) 43 mm - 160 mm
Height of Workpiece (min - max) 10 mm - 175 mm
Maximum Load Capacity of Robot Arm 12 kg
Maximum Total Weight on Rotating Table 660 kg
Maximum Stacking Height 375 mm
Number of Stacking Stations (1 empty) 12
Maximum Weight per Station 60 kg
Max. Number of Workpieces at 10 mm Height 407
Max. Number of Workpieces at 20 mm Height 198
Max. Number of Workpieces at 50 mm Height 77
Max. Number of Workpieces at 70 mm Height 55
Max. Number of Workpieces at 85 mm Height 44
Max. Number of Workpieces at 110 mm Height 33
Max. Number of Workpieces at 150 mm Height 22

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