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ALPHA 552

ALPHA 552

ALPHA 552

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 production. The Alpha 538 supports bar diameters from 5 to 38 mm, while the Alpha 552 supports diameters from 5 to 52 mm.

User Interface and Control
Both models feature a user-friendly touch-screen remote control that facilitates interaction between the bar feeder and the lathe. The interface supports multiple languages, enhancing usability.

Changeover and Guiding System
The bar feeders are equipped with a lateral magazine and a manual system for quick diameter changeover. Partial changeovers take approximately 3 minutes, while complete changeovers take about 10 minutes. The guiding system includes hydrostatic or hydrodynamic elements, ensuring excellent guiding performance.

Synchronization and Stability
The 3S synchronization system is available for sliding headstock lathes, preventing bar buckling at high speeds. The Alpha 552 features a reinforced front stand for increased stability and reduced vibrations.

Features and Benefits
  • Hydrostatic or hydrodynamic guiding elements
  • Quick change guiding elements and pusher
  • 300 mm wide magazine tray capacity
  • Centralized adjustment for bar selection fingers
  • Remnant extraction system
  • Touch screen remote control
  • Servo motor with automatic torque and speed adjustment
  • Patented 3-S synchronization system

Technical Specifications
The Alpha 538 and 552 have a bar length capacity of 3200 mm or 4200 mm, with a side load rack system. The Z-axis retraction system allows for easier maintenance access, with 470 mm retraction for the Alpha 538 and 350 mm for the Alpha 552.

Conclusion
LNS provides comprehensive support and a wide range of machine-tool peripherals, ensuring high productivity and reliability in various applications.
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Catalog excerpts

ALPHA 552-1

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 552-2

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 552-3

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 552-4

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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