Balancing Machine for Tools and Tool Holders
Tooldyne SV

Range of application
Increasing demands on the performance of machine tools - greater speed, higher accuracy, better quality - have led to extraordinary advancements in machining technology, where capabilities once only imagined have now become industry standards. But, while today’s high- speed machines offer impressive advantages, accuracy requirements can only be met, if tool, toolholder and spindle are precision balanced. As operating speeds increase, forces resulting from unbalance cause non-symmetrical rotation. The results are harmful vibration, increased chatter, poor surface finish and excessive wear on the tool and spindle bearings.

As we continue to expand today’s production capabilities and go beyond the quality standards that our customers expect, precision balancing becomes even more essential.

Tooldyne SV is specifically designed to provide precision results in the shortest amount of time for a wide range of tools and toolholders.

Design
Compact, hard-bearing vertical balancing machine with integral operating and display unit. For higher convenience a PC can be used. Easy to use operator interface, menu-driven operation with display on a monitor.

A pneumatically actuated clamping mechanism automatically draws the tool into the spindle to accurately simulate operating conditions and provide the repeatable fit necessary for precision balancing.

Clamping system for a taper cone Clamping system for hollow shank cone

Machine tools and adapters with tapered cone (with and without clamping bolt) and hollow shank cone (including CAT and BT type) can be balanced. Correction calculation for drilling, milling, addition of weight and balancing rings are possible.

The vertical design of the machine with hard-bearing principle simplifies not only the operation, but also – through permanent calibration – the setup of the measuring equipment. A pneumatically activated, quick-acting clamping mechanism makes loading the machine easy and guarantees repeatable tool seating. An indexing aid with laser indicator assists in accurately locating the exact correction position.

The reliable and simple-to-operate balancing program makes special operator training unnecessary. The program runs on a PC with color monitor, keyboard and mouse interface. Up to 1000 rotor files can be stored in the data memory. Through the external 3,5”diskette drive the memory capacity can be extended practically without limit. The software is available in many language versions: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. The unbalance display, formatted for balancing technology, is possible in either numeric or polar form. An automatic “Tolerance” display according to the balancing quality simplifies the evaluation of the balancing results.