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Voortman V320
Plate drilling and cutting (passthrough)
The V320 is a CNC pass-through plate processing machine built to automate part handling. The machine is equipped with both plasma and oxy-fuel cutting technology as well as a robust drill. With features like a 10-station automatic tool changer, automatic part removal conveyor, integrated swarf brush and the fastest height control available, the V320 provides uncompromised part accuracy and automation.
Stop manually removing parts
AUTOMATIC PART REMOVAL CONVEYOR
Finished parts are dropped from the skeleton using an automatic product discharge table with a motor driven conveyor belt to further automate material handling. The Voortman V320 can run independently longer without requiring part removal by an operator. Nesting bridge cuts can save even more processing time by discharging entire rows of parts to the conveyor together.
PREVENT SMALL PRODUCTS FROM FALLING INTO SLAG BIN
Even removing small products is properly automated in the V320. The gripper moves small parts forward by giving them a little push to prevent the parts from falling down in the slag bin. Your operator doesn’t need to fish around to remove these small parts manually, saving more time and increasing production.
Optimized machine movement between cuts & rapid height control
INSTANT CUT TECHNOLOGY
The V320 is equipped with Voortman’s breakthrough Instant Cut Technology. It was developed to reduce cut-to-cut idle movements by ensuring optimized motion paths each time the torch moves from one operation to another, doubling production times. Time savings exponentially increases when production consists of small product with holes, as each time the torch moves position between cuts you’ll save valuable seconds that will add up to meaningful increases in production in a short amount of time. Instant Cut Technology is built in to VACAM control software, which creates the optimal production mix between speed and quality automatically.
RAPID HEIGHT CONTROL
Voortman developed Voortman Height Control (VHC) to reduce positioning time. Optimized cut-to-cut paths reduce positioning time to a minimum on the V320, providing the fastest height control on the market. VHC is used for both oxy-fuel and plasma cutting with speeds up to 365 mm/s and unmatched acceleration speeds of 2000 mm/s2.
Accurate plate movement & full plate processing
ACCURATE POSITIONING FROM GRIPPER TRUCKS
The V320 utilizes two measuring gripper trucks to move plates through the machine with precision. The master gripper truck secures the plate with three powerful clamps on the trailing end, while the support gripper truck at the datum line secures the plate with two clamps. This system provides accurate processing that can improve the quality of your end products. Since the support gripper truck moves independently from the master gripper truck and is always close to the area of the plate to be processed, you can process the entire plate and flat bar lengths with ease.
INCREASE YIELD - REDUCE WASTE
The Voortman V320 increases your material efficiency and allows for processing entire plates, even between gripper truck clamps. When processing the last section of a plate, the side gripper truck releases from the plate, reducing the dead zone normally reserved for the side clamps and maximizing material yield.
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INTEGRATION IN YOUR WORKSHOP
Generate quotes more effectively, faster and more accurately
Companies in the manufacturing industry as well as in steel fabrication benefit from quick and accurate quotations. The Quoting module gives you as a company an indication of how much work you expect to have in the future, but also which materials you need to have in stock, who your regular customers are and how many orders you may receive.
Voortman offers a simple quotation module whereby you can convert a quote to a work order without any effort. This module offers advanced functionalities with which quotations can be generated more effectively, faster and more accurately. Additionally, a CRM database is available where outstanding quotations can be followed up per customer. SigmaNEST, with Voortman machine processing information, automatically calculates processing times and allows for customizable costing calculation.
One nesting solution that supports all your machines
An excellent nesting program is almost as important as the machine itself. That is why all Voortman plate cutting machines are equipped with one of the most advanced nesting software programs available: SigmaNEST. Together with Voortman, SigmaNEST offers a wide range of modular and customizable functions to get the most out of your production processes. This automatic nesting software is installed on an office computer after which it is used to import files and nest them automatically into standard sized or remnant plates.
The software offers the possibility to import the most common file formats in the metal industry. The CAD import module can be added and used to directly import native formats to ensure all the information is maintained and duplicate work will be eliminated. SigmaNEST generates specific CNC-outputs for the machine, which will be converted to all required operations via VACAM software. Streamline your production process and get ready-made parts out of your machine with this nesting software!
Nest more efficiently & save time and material
All machines and associated machining programs can be read in a graphically displayed calendar timeline and managed from this central dashboard. This makes it possible to assign work orders to a specific machine automatically or manually based on type of operation, such as drilling and/or cutting or based on capacity. This planning tool enables optimum productivity through proactive machine scheduling and load analysis tools!
When Load Manager is used in conjunction with the Color Offload module, schedules are updated in real time to accurately reflect shop floor status and the operator can see what the next job is. Workflow optimization is guaranteed!
Track progress and meet deadlines
Once the planning has been made, programs are sorted in the planning queue by program number, material type or thickness, machine and estimated run time and then production is started by the operator. When the program has started, the machine gives the operator instructions for correctly assembling the tools and consumables. Technologies such as cutting parameters, drilling parameters and milling parameters are fully integrated into our proprietary VACAM software and are automatically applied based on the information in the program. Therefore, the operator can focus on the manual operations around the machine.
The estimated machining time is displayed and the planning is updated when the module is running, allowing you to make a forecast of production per day, week or month. It becomes directly visible when a certain program starts or stops and the next one begins, what the capacity of your production is, whether certain programs still need to be split, whether deadlines can be met and whether outsourcing is the best option.
Easy unloading and real-time tracking
In the planning phase, several work orders have been co-mingled which saves time and material since nesting is done more efficiently. Plates are fully nested, including the use of existing remnant plates so fewer actions are required. However, it is also important that these various, mixed orders are able to be easily separated during unloading. The Color Offload module is an intelligent tracking and offloading solution that eliminates operator confusion by displaying nested parts in colors that can be assigned by customer, work order or factory routing.
In addition, information is provided to the operator such as part details or dimensions so the operator is able to do a direct quality check before parts move on to the next work station. When a part has been cut wrong because, for instance, consumables fail, the operator can select and reject parts in the nesting software program. This information can be fed into Color Offload and the part automatically reappears in the work order list in the nesting program, enabling it to be remade.
Create full integration with MRP/ERP systems and other software packages
SimTrans is an online transaction manager that bridges the gap between different software systems from CAD/CAM nesting to shop floor automation to other business systems (MRP or ERP). SimTrans makes it possible for you to work with industry standard database formats (SQL), interfaces or CSV/TXT file interfaces and makes the set-up with an MRP/ERP system fairly simple and standardized.
SimTrans enables you to obtain the right information from different software systems at different moments in the process by means of a continuous mutual data flow. All data generated in SigmaNEST can be send back to MRP/ERP packages. Data such as estimated processing times, estimated processing costs, plates used, waste rates and status updates about programs. This automation allows constant work order tracking through real-time updates and feedback. But also vice versa, if changes in work orders, stocks, delivery times or customer information are made in the MRP system, these data are automatically updated in SigmaNEST.
Specifications
| Voortman V320 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Voortman V320 | ||
| Working width | ft | 6 or 10 |
| Working length | ft | 20, 30 or 40 |
| Maximum cutting thickness | inch | 3 |
| Positioning weight | lbs | 16,500 or 19,850 |
| Drilling and positioning | Servo motors | |
| Positioning speed X | f/min | 65-1/2 |
| Positioning speed Y | f/min | 98-1/2 |
| Positioning speed Z | f/min | 98-1/2 |
| Marking | milling/plasma | |
| Drilling units | vertical | 1 |
| Nominal power | Hp | 40 |
| Speed drill head | rpm (stepless) | 0 - 2,500 |
| Tool changer | 2 x 5 | |
| Drill holder | SK40 | |
| Drill diameter | inch | 13/64 - 1-9/16 |
| Thread tapping | M6 - M30 | |
| Plasma | up to (amp) | 400 |
| Oxy-fuel torch | 1 | |