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.
Features: Minuteman 320 V3 Bar Feeder
- Bar diameter capacity: 3mm to 27mm (0.118” to 1.062”)
- Automatic loading magazine – 8 linear inches of Rack Capacity
- Polyurethane quick-change guide channel – noise & vibration dampening
- Hydrodynamic support via high-volume oil flow into channels
- 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 table above (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
- Custom lathe cable and interface plugs
- Microtube nose assembly – available in 8mm and 11mm
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Bar Diameter | 3mm to 27mm (0.118” to 1.062”) |
| Bar Length | 1000mm (39.4”) – 3800mm (12’5”) |
| Magazine Rack Capacity | 250mm (10”) |
| Maximum Remnant Length | 420mm (16.5”) |
| Bar Loading Cycle Time | Approx. 35 seconds for 12’ bars |
| Feed Force (Pusher Torque) | Max 450 N, adjustable |
| Forward Feed Rate | 593mm/sec (1400 in/min) max, adjustable |
| Return Feed Rate | 1000mm/sec (2360 in/min) max, adjustable |
| Power Consumption | 1.5 kW/2 kVA |
| Operating Voltage | 230 V/60 Hz – 3 phase |
| Control Voltage | 24V DC |
| Oil Capacity | 46 liters (12 gallons) |
| Oil Viscosity | ISO 64 cST – Machine oil ISO BG32 – Air oil |
| Compressed Air Supply | 6 bar (90 psi) |
| Compressed Air Consumption | ~8 liters per loading cycle |
| Machine Weight (w/out Oil) | 600 kgs (1320 lbs) |
| Material Straightness Specification | 0.007” TIR/foot of material (V blocks, 6’ equidistant) |
| 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”) |
