Tooling system is widely used in modern mold production, A common tooling system is 3R, which well welcomed in the North American market.
System 3R is a reference fixture system which can shorten setup time and improve machining efficiency. It turns internal setting time to external, so the spindle time of machine increased, and big earning comes.
We will learn more about System 3R from the following aspects:
1> What is System 3R?
2> How 3R macro chuck works?
3> What is so great with 3R tooling system?
4> System 3R tooling is expensive, is there a better solution?
What is System 3R and what’s the application?
It is a reference system including 3 parts:
Tooling, Automation, Software
The principle is minimise setup time, convert setting time from internal to external, increases the spindle time of the machine. Setup time went down while spindle time grows, so you can processing more products with the same time and get more profit.
System 3R can applicable to CNC,EDM,Wire EDM machining. Fitting the machines with the same reference system means that electrodes and workpieces can be moved between the machines without subsequent alignment and checking.
How 3R Macro chuck works?
System 3R Macro chuck offer a stable reference position, its repeat positioning accuracy can up to 0.002mm. Through the electrode holder mounted on the chuck, everytime when you start processing the electrode, you don’t need to coordinate electrode’s position anymore.
Equip with 3R Macro chuck on both CNC and EDM machines, electrode and workpieces can be moved between the machines without subsequent alignment and checking, cause the coordinate always in the center of the 3R chuck. Just one second to mounted electrode holder on the chuck.
Setting up time takes up pretty much of the working hours, with 3R tooling, you can saving set up time, more time can spent on processing, more products can be completed in a working day. Just imagine that how things will be if competitor need 3 days to processing while you need 2 days only or even one working day.
What is so great with 3R tooling system?
1. Accurate: Repeat accuracy ability up to 0.002mm, Human error will be eliminated gradually. Product accuracy and production quality will be greatly improved.
2. Flexibility: Flexibility is hard to quantify, but it is more important than ever. EROWA ITS system make workpiece exchange more convenient. Without any adjust, workpiece can be removed or back to machining easily.
3. Improve productivity: Less set-up time, spindle turning time increases, the productivity of the business improved, more profits are within your reach.
4. Less workers investment: With 3R tooling, set-up time saved, one worker can manage more sets machines, less workers were required.
5. Less machines investment: Because of increasing spindle time, 2 sets machine can do the work of 3 set machines(not equipped 3R tooling), less investment for machines required while productivity of business will not be influenced.
6. Brand influence: When customers visit your factory and found that you been using System 3R tooling already, they may have better impression to your company and more confident with your quality control.
System 3R tooling is expensive, is there a better solution?
Although System 3R tooling is EXPENSIVE, but you need something accurate enough to be able to capitalize on the accuracy of modern sinkers. So if you have the cash, splash the cash and save yourself some pain.
3R Macro Tooling a great tooling system, no doubt with that, many factories want to using it, but it still too expensive to some factories especially those small ones, so the question comes out, is there a better solution.
Sure, AmirTool supply System 3R equivalent EDM tooling with competitive price.
Same function but not even a half of origin price;
Chuck installation guide, 2 years’ warranty for 3R macro chuck;
DDP service, make EDM tools sourcing extremely easy as shopping on Amazon.
How would you feel if you can enjoy the same function 3R macro tooling with much lower price? And how things will be if competitors is using EXPENSIVE 3R tooling or even not using yet?
Further reading:
what is DDP, how it works?