Metal Work Mechatronics

Metal Work. A leader in pneumatic automation for 50 years Metal Work has its roots in traditional mechanical engineering and has grown over time following natural technological development. Today, the Metal Work Group comprises R&D and production units that are equipped with fully-fledged automated systems. Metal Work Mechatronics is the result of a half-century of experience in the design and manufacture of top quality innovative components, the synthesis of latest-generation technologies and services applied to industrial automation. The team of the Metal Work Mechatronics consists of engineers...

Metal Work Mechatronics: know-how and synergy at your service Metal Work Mechatronics encompasses the expertise and solutions developed by the companies belonging to Metal Work Group. Metal Work Sales Network The technical expertise and customer service at Metal Work goes well beyond the production units. The Group’s team of mechanical engineers and sales network, consisting of 46 Metal Work Service branches in Italy and worldwide, have an in-depth knowledge of the product and its applications that is fuelled by in-field data acquired day after day and supported by latest-generation IT tools,...

Fluid Force Metal Work Automation Fluid Force comes in where pneumatics encounters hydraulics. This dynamic business boasts decades of experience in the design and production of hybrid air-oil component parts. Hydraulic brakes used to regulate the motion of pneumatic, in-line and rotary actuators are a good example. Metal Work Automation is the company in the Group that designs and develops assembly machines that are used by Metal Work to make its own components. Over the years, Fluid Force has developed a series of complementary products, such as air-oil pumps or air-oil pressure multipliers....

Products / Electric cylinders Elektro ISO 15552 cylinders are characterised by a connection interface complying with the relevant standard. The piston rod extension is controlled by a system with a hardened screw and recirculating ball screw nut. The piston has a guide strip calibrated to reduce to a minimum the play and vibration during rotation of the ball screw. This cylinder can be equipped with a built-in nonrotating system. The piston comes with magnets and the barrel has longitudinal slots for housing sensors. The piston rod has an increased outside diameter and thickness to make it extra...

Products / Electric axes Shak The Shak belt-driven electric axis features excellent manufacture and a sturdy anodised aluminium extruded profile that ensure optimal rigidity. The slide is moved by means of adjustable castors running along hardened and tempered guides. The slide is driven by a reinforced belt that is connected to the motor. The Shak axis can mount either BRUSHLESS or STEPPER motors. The versions with a BRUSHLESS motor can be equipped with a speed gear unit, when you want to make of the most of the available torque. Nozzles are also mounted on the moving plate for easy lubrication...

The motion is the same as with the SHAK single axis and has the same advantages. A Brushless motor with speed gear has been adopted as it ensures optimal load capacity without sacrificing the dynamics and speed performance typical of this product. Shak Gantry The Shak Gantry system is designed to form a portal made up of two parallel axes (drive X-axis and driven X-axis) surmounted by a transversal axis (Y-axis). Both axes are connected one to the other by means of an anodized aluminium shaft and two flexible couplings that compensate for any minor misalignments. The shape of both the couplings...

CANTILEVER - SVAK axis The SVAK can be used as the Z-axis on the Cartesian portal. This belt-driven rodless electric actuator is characterised by the fact that the motor and reducer unit is integral with the carriage, instead of being fitted to one end of the extruded section on which the carriage slides. This solution is known as “cantilever”. In the typical application, the carriage is fixed while the extruded section moves. The SVAK can be used either horizontally or vertically, but the most common use is in vertical applications, which explains why the motor is supplied complete with a brake...

Screw-driven rodless electric axis with a load-bearing frame made of anodised extruded aluminium, which gives the cylinder optimal torsional and flexural rigidity. It comes in two sizes, SK-0 and SK-2. Electric belt-drive rodless axis with a bearing structure made up of anodized extruded aluminium. The axis is available in two sizes, BK-1 and BK-2. The slide interface is characterised by the V-Lock profile complete with threaded holes. For the SK-0 size, two V-shaped guides run directly on the outer edge of the extruded section and support a moving carriage fitted with two wear-resistant acetal...

Products / Control devices e.Motion e.Motion is an electronic programmable device designed to control electric pulse train motors, for either brushless or stepper motors. This is the ideal solution for customers who are not familiar with programming or for applications where PLC control is not available. Using an easy, intuitive user interface and a simple yet comprehensive programming language, with e.Motion you can fully control any electric axes, regardless of whether Metal Work motors or other makes are used. e.Motion hardware and software have been entirely developed by Metal Work, which...

e.Drive e.Drive is an independent system, ideal for “stand alone” applications not requiring the use of a PLC. It can be used to control, easily and intuitively, electric cylinders that use STEPPER motors at a rated current of up to 6A, two phases, with four, six or eight output wires. It connects up to a PC via a USB port and offers a motion control configuration, programming and debugging environment, thus allowing the user to create complex work cycles as it can handle both digital and analogue inputs and outputs, thanks to a user-friendly language (MW DRIVE). It comes with two electronic...