Minuteman 320 Bar Feeder
Make: EDGE | Bar Length: 6', 12' | Bar Diameter: 0.118” – 1.062”
The Minuteman 320 SE, available in 6′ or 12′ configurations, is an magazine style automatic bar feeder designed for feeding round, square and hexagonal bar stock in lengths up to 12′, in a diameter range of 3-27 mm, into CNC lathes.
The Minuteman comes equipped with a Mistubishi controller and Servo drive standard. It also features dual anti-vibration devices that stabilize the bar stock at two critical points between the guide channel and lathe spindle maximizing RPM potential. The polyurethane guide channels are reinforced with steel to increase strength and stability.
If you need a quality automatic bar feeder on a limited budget, look no farther than the Minuteman 320 SE.
Features: Minuteman 320 SE Bar Feeder
- Bar diameter capacity: 3 mm to 27 mm (.118” to 1.062”)
- Automatic loading magazine — 10 linear inches of rack capacity
- Double pusher, space saving design
- Polyurethane Quick Change guide channel — noise & vibration dampening
- Hydrodynamic support via high volume oil flow into channels
- Mitsubishi motion control — dependable and user friendly, allows easy bar feeder parameter changes
- Dual anti-vibration devices—one internal to the bar feeder, the other mounted between the telescopic nose and the lathe headstock
- (1) Guide channel set to be chosen by customer. Several sizes to choose from, each handling a specific stock range. See chart on next page (spindle liner required if channel set is not lathe’s max capacity)
- (1) Standard telescoping front nose matched to the guide channel set
- (1) O.D. bar stock collet (to be chosen by customer, specific collet needed for each stock diameter)
- Swiss headstock synchronization device
- Automatic remnant retraction, self centering gripper
- Custom lathe cable and interface plugs
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Bar diameter capacity-no bar preparation: | 3 mm to 25.4 mm (.118” to 1.000”) |
| Bar diameter capacity-with bar preparation: | 3 mm to 27 mm (.118” to 1.062”) |
| Maximum bar length: | 3800 mm (12 feet 5 inches) |
| Minimum bar length: | 1000 mm (39.400″) |
| Maximum remnant length: | 420 mm (16.500”) |
| Magazine rack capacity: | 10” |
| Bar loading cycle time: | 35 seconds for 12-foot bar |
| Material straightness specification: | .007” TIR/foot of material (V blocks, 3 points equidistant) |
| Feed force (pusher torque): | max 450 N, adjustable |
| Forward feed rate: | 1400 inches/minute max, adjustable |
| Return feed rate: | 2360 inches/minute max, adjustable |
| Power consumption: | 1.5 kW – (2 kVA) |
| Operating voltage: | 230V/60Hz 3-phase |
| Control voltage: | 24V DC |
| Oil capacity: | 46 liters (12 gallons) |
| Oil viscosity: | ISO 100 cST |
| Compressed air supply: | 6 bar (90 psi) |
| Compressed air consumption: | approx. 8 liters per loading cycle |
| Machine weight: | 1,320 lbs |
| Channel | Pusher Ø | Min | Max | Max Bar With Remnant Ejection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7.5 | 3mm (.118”) | 6.4mm (.250”) | 7mm (.275”) |
| 11 | 10 | 3mm (.118”) | 9mm (.354”) | 10mm (.393”) |
| 14 | 12 | 3.2mm (.125”) | 11mm (.437”) | 13mm (.512”) |
| 16 | 15 | 5mm (.196”) | 12.7mm (.500”) | 15mm (.594”) |
| 18 | 16 | 5mm (.196”) | 14.2mm (.562”) | 17mm (.669”) |
| 20 | 18 | 8mm (.315”) | 18mm (.709”) | 19mm (.750”) |
| 22 | 20 | 8mm (.315”) | 19mm (.750”) | 21mm (.826”) |
| 24 | 22 | 8mm (.315”) | 20mm (.787”) | 23mm (.905”) |
| 28 | 26 | 10mm (.393”) | 25.4mm (1.000”) | 27mm (1.062”) |
