Mitsubishi Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) Press Brake Series

Compatible with the Diamond Hybrid BH Series Press Brake

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Save yourself some time and money.

Automation in the press brake world hasn’t seen something like this. Without having to switch tools manually, the Mitsubishi tool manipulator allows for seamless operations when bending sheet metal. Want a part that will look exactly how you want it and for high production? Look no further…

how does automatic tool changing save you money?

Let’s give you an example of how the ATC can save your business big money, with an operation consisting of 3 shifts:

Without atc (manual Tool changes):

  • Shift 1:
    9 Press Brake Setups
    3 hours per day on setups

  • Shift 2:
    9 Press Brake Setups
    3 hours per day on setups

  • Shift 3:
    3 Press Brake Setups
    1 hours per day on setups

Total per day: 21 setups in 7 hours

30% of the day spent on tool changing

 

With atc (Automation)

  • 21 Setups in ONE HOUR

Total per day: 21 setups in 1 hour

4% of the day spent on tool changing

Create programs offline using the DiamondBend software controller.

Create programs offline using the DiamondBend software controller.

In this scenario, we saved 6 hours of labor per day on setups, which could be time used for producing parts, deburring, or other operations.

At Fabtech, Mitsubishi averaged 500 tool changes - almost a months worth of standard tool changes - per day!


Automatic TOol Changer Specifications:

CAPABILITIES:

  • Tool storage – Customers now have options ranging from 107.28’ (32m) up to 170.60’ (52m) of tooling, allowing the greatest variation of tooling storage ranging from high runner V openings to specialized tooling, such as hemming or offset tooling

  • Automated too setup & cleaning – The ATC will automatically change the tooling while the operator is free to perform other tasks further reducing press brake setup time. Up to 50 mm (2”) v-die opening and 500mm (19.7”) tool lengths can be used in the ATC. The manipulator is also equipped with a cleaning device that cleans the tools and bed surface automatically during tool changes.

  • Tool usage flexibility – Machines equipped with the ATC are not limited to using tools from the tool changer’s storage. The operator can use the machine as a stand-alone press brake, as well as an automated system. This gives the operator flexibility for hot jobs, one-offs, or jobs that utilize tooling not stored in the tool changer allowing for the greatest flexibility of any other ATC system.

  • The Diamond BH “dual drive” system controls high-speed up/down movement with a ball screw and bending movement by the servo-hybrid piston system for unbeatable functionality.

  • The dual drive system allows high-speed down movement at 200 mm per second with high repeat-stop accuracy while still offering energy savings thanks to an assist device that stores the energy of down movement for the industry’s fastest cycle time 2.3s.

  • The ram floats on a gas cushion, thereby greatly diminishing the weight to return the ram to the top of the stroke, resulting in lower operational costs for greater cost-efficiency.

  • Ram cylinders powered by AC servo motors with 1-micron repeat accuracy and combined with a back gauge, accurate down to 4 microns, the BH Series delivers positioning accuracy unparalleled in the industry, part after part.

  • With automatic thickness detection & compensation, angular irregularities are minimized due to material thickness with no added options or external measurement devices needed; the BH series holds tolerances some machines can only hope to do with angle measurement systems.

COMPONENTS:

  • Dual-drive hybrid (ram positioning by electric ball screw and hybrid piston system) with highly stable repeat accuracy (1-micron repeat accuracy) +001mm

  • High-speed dual-drive hybrid (fastest cycle time in its class)

  • Large stroke and open height

  • Patented automatic micro-wedge crowning system (standard)

  • Standard 5-axis back gauge on 2.5/3m (optional 7- & 9-axis back gauges available)

  • Standard 7-axis back gauge on 4m (optional 9-axis back gauge available)

  • LED lighting over the back gauge and front work area (standard)

  • Pulse handle with axis control & bending support (standard)

  • 5” X-axis max gauge distance (4-micron back gauge repeat accuracy) +0.004mm

  • Simple up/down foot pedal safety system (standard)

  • Interlocked rear access gate (standard)

  • Mitsubishi servo amplifiers and motors

  • One-touch European tool holders (standard)

ON-BOARD PRODUCTIVITY:

  • Automatic thickness detection/compensation capabilities for accurately measuring part thickness on the fly

  • Work efficiency analysis capabilities to ensure you’re always working at peak production

USER INTERFACE:

  • USB & Lan peripheral interfacing

  • CNC control with 22” multi-touchscreen LCD display with 3D simulation, 2D/3D draw functionality, and custom multiuser & multilanguage interface

SYSTEM INFORMATION:

  • Microsoft Windows operating system (16GB)

  • Large program capacity (64GB) with a comprehensive tool library

OPTIONAL COMPONENTS:

  • Angle measurement

  • Sheet followers (75 kg and 150 kg)

  • Sheet supports

  • Moveable foot pedal

  • Tandem foot pedal

  • Laser finger guarding

  • Extra CNC back gauge axes (up to 9 axes)

  • Hydraulic clamping from Wila and Wilson

  • Back gauge touch sensors

  • Tooling packages from Wila, Wilson, and Mate

  • Interlocked side gates over the C-frames

  • American segmented upper punch holders

  • Small segmented European punch holders

  • DiamondBend offline programming software

  • Automatic tool changer

  • VIDERE operator support system

  • Increased throat

  • Increased open height

  • Bar code reader

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