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ALPHA 538

ALPHA 538

ALPHA 538

Product catalog summary
Overview: The Alpha 538 and Alpha 552 are automatic bar feeders designed for fixed or sliding headstock lathes, offering efficient and cost-effective solutions for medium to large batch productions. The Alpha 538 supports diameters from 5 to 38 mm, while the Alpha 552 supports 5 to 52 mm.
Key Features:
  • User-Friendly Control: Equipped with a touch-screen remote control for easy management of functions, available in multiple languages.
  • Quick Diameter Changeover: Features a lateral magazine with loading fingers and a scale for rapid adjustments. Partial changeover takes 3 minutes, and complete changeover takes 10 minutes.
  • Guiding Performance: Utilizes a hydrostatic two-position front rest for secure bar guidance, with pneumatic actuation for opening and closing.
  • 3S Synchronization: For sliding headstock lathes, this system anticipates bar movements to prevent buckling at high speeds.
  • Stability and Maintenance: The Alpha 552 includes a reinforced front stand for stability and a longitudinal movement feature for easier maintenance access.
Technical Specifications:
  • Capacity: Alpha 538 supports diameters 5–38 mm, Alpha 552 supports 5–52 mm.
  • Bar Length: 3200 mm / 4200 mm.
  • Loading System: Side load rack with a 300 mm capacity.
  • Applications: Suitable for both fixed and sliding headstock types.
  • Remnant Length: Minimum 90 mm, Maximum 400 mm.
  • Front Rest: 2-positions pneumatic.
  • Driving System: Servo motor with chain drive and hydrostatic bearings.
Additional Features: Includes a torque power booster, work with cone or collet, and a patented 3-S direct electronic headstock synchronization system.
Company Information: LNS SA, based in Switzerland, offers a comprehensive range of machine-tool peripherals, known for their expertise and excellent customer service across Europe.
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Catalog excerpts

ALPHA 538-1

AUTOMATIC BAR FEEDER FOR FIXED OR SLIDING HEADSTOCK LATHES Alpha 538 diameter range: 5 - 38 mm Alpha 552 diameter range: 5 - 52 mm <§> IU YOUR ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR MACHINE-TOOL PERIPHERALS

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ALPHA 538-2

RELIABLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD USE The Alpha 538/552 is an efficient and cost effective product line which ensures the maximum productivity for feeding bars with diameters of 5 to 38 mm for Alpha 538 and 5 to 52 mm for Alpha 552. It is especially suited to the production of medium and large batches on fixed or sliding headstocks. USER-FRIENDLY TOUCH-SCREEN CONTROL The remote control, equipped with a touch-screen, ensures the interaction between the bar feeder and the lathe. It allows the operator to manage all of the functions with a user-friendly navigation menu available in several languages....

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ALPHA 538-3

EXCELLENT GUIDING PERFORMANCE The hydrostatic two-positions front rest guarantees the perfect guidance of the bars. The pneumatically actuated opening and closing of the front rest is mechanically locked, providing safe and secure guiding of the bar when in rotation, and opening to the pusher size to ensure guiding when plunging into the spindle. The automatic remnant retraction device, suitable to the full range of diameters, performs a control of the ejection to ensure the completion of the operation. Once the bar remnant is disposed into the dedicated tray, the loading of a new bar can be...

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ALPHA 538-4

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS YOUR ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR MACHINE-TOOL PERIPHERALS LNS provides a full range of bar feeders, chip conveyors, coolant management systems and air filtration systems which is second to none on the market. We are known in the industry for the solid expertise we have gained over several decades in an exceptionally wide range of applications, our excellent customer service and our technical support. This support is ensured by highly qualified technicians who are available at key locations throughout Europe.

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