What are slotting machines?
A slotting machine is considered a machine tool that reciprocates. It is used to eliminate the material of the unnecessary chip from the workpiece. It is used in the production of paths like grooves, splines and others. This machine is also popular with the name of vertical shaper machine. vertical shaper machine also designed for cutting of different curves, angles and shapes. Slotting machines have expertise in designing internal grooves, keyways and slots. The cutting tool present in slotting machines is used for giving a shape to hard metal by taking off all the unwanted material.
Application of slotting machine are discussed below
slotting is good at cutting light cuts. Perfectly designed to cut splines, slots and external as well as internal keyways. Internal and external gears can be produced. slottings can produce blind holes internally.
Advantages and disadvantages of using slotting machine
The advantages you will experience with the slotting machines are stated below:
The cutting tool used herein single a point, Cost-effective machine, Gives an accurate and complete finish to the surface, Require how repair and maintenance, This machine is light in weight.
Disadvantages
Apart from the advantages, you will still get limitations with it too. Let us discuss the disadvantages. It Requires knowledge and skills to operate a slotting machine, and it has a rigid structure construction.
Slotting machine’s working principle
The working of cutting machines have similar properties as that of a shaping machine. The major difference between the slotting and shaper machine is that horizontally work on the other side slotting machine vertically works. The ram is attached to the cranks and gears are connected by the crank. This helps in the adjustment of increase and decrease the speed of the gear rotation of crank speed is affected. It makes the allowance of up and downward movement of RAM.
Slotting machine mechanism
There are two different mechanisms of slotting machines namely Hydraulic drive ( have flexible speed, smooth operation, adjusted stroke length) Variable speed motor drive ( have a multi-speed arrangement)
Maintenance of slotting machine
After some years of constant use, Make sure you are making regular maintenance. As it provides a great help in increasing the life of machines. It also gives various benefits like maintaining the machine speed level and power consumption level.
Specifications of slotting machines
The slotting machine specifications are dependent on multiple factors such as- Power input, Drive tables, Maximum drive table, Feed number, Number of speed, Table feed, Require floor space, Kw of motor, Workable in mm diameter, and more.
Operations of slotting machine
The slotting machine can be used for multiple productions of operations like – Production of circular faces whether internal or external, Machining of internal blind holes, The machine of an internal and external flat surface, Internal and external shaping of profiles, Circular, semi-circular, convex or concave surfaces are internally reassessed, Machining of irregular surface, Operation of dies and punches, Production of splines, grooves and keyways ( both internal and external) surface, Gear internal and external teeth.
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