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Loading rectangular parts using a gantry loader-Lathe work

Gobo

Titanium
Joined
Jun 4, 2013
Location
Oregon, USA
We have a couple of Mori NLX's with gantry loaders and have been loading/unloadimg rounds parts without problem. Now we want to process rectangular parts on the same equipment. The pallets on the carousel have three vertical guide rods within which the material is stacked one atop the other. The tricky part is that rectangular parts ( 1.75 X 2.25 X 5 inches) are not secure in the three-contact configuration that the guide rods offer. The guide rods are adjustable for different diameters, but they move in unison, not individually. Holding the parts in the chuck is easy enough, but I am stuck as how to hold them securely while on the pallets.
 
how about a plate the has a hole pattern for the guide rods to go through (top and bottom) and 2 pins on each side to lock the sides into position
 








 
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