EDM Tooling Fixture is more and more widely used in modern industrial production, there are some famous brand around the world, EROWA system is one of the best.
EROWA is a reference fixture system which can be installed on CNC,EDM,WEDM machine, to minimises setup time and improve machining efficiency.
We will learn more about EROWA system from the following aspects:
1> What is EROWA?
2> How EROWA ITS system works?
3> What are the advantages of using EROWA tooling system?
4> Is there a solution better than EROWA?
What is EROWA and what’s the application?
EROWA is a reference fixture system including 4 parts:
workpiece holding, measuring&presetting, automatic loading, process control
The principle is move internal setting to external, so the setup time can convert to increased spindle time of machine. As you know, The machine generates revenue when its spindle is turning – and only then.Thus, when spindle time increased, the big earning comes.
Because of COVID-19, many mold factories’ business go slow, EROWA tooling system offer higher productivity, flexibility and process reliability, which more effective to mold making business especially during the hard times. It can applicable to CNC,EDM,Wire EDM machining.
How EROWA ITS system works?
The intersection of two lines on EROWA ITS chuck produces a fixed point, this is the stable reference position, its repeat positioning accuracy can reach 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.
After fitting both CNC and EDM machines with ITS chuck, electrode and workpieces can be moved between the machines without subsequent alignment and checking, cause the coordinate always in the center of the ITS chuck.
Just one second to mounted electrode holder on the chuck, how would you feel if competitor still setting up electrode while you finish sinking EDM already?
What are the advantages of using EROWA 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: As you know, it take many time to adjust the electrode or workpiece, sometime it’s even longer than machining time. EROWA tooling system cut the adjust time down, meanwhile, automation converts nights and weekends when nobody goes to work into actual processing time. With erowa system, the spindle processing time can up to 16 hours per day.
④ Less investment for workers and machines: With EROWA tooling, saving set-up time convert to increasing spindle time, less workers and machines were required while productivity of business will not be influenced.
⑤ Return for investment: Only a small amount of investment required, the increased production capacity and less needed for workers can ensure a return on investment in the short term.
Is there a better solution?
Not all factories are that big and don’t concern about their tooling cost, in fact, it’s always good thing to saving cost, what’s more, it usually easier than earn more profit.
Many people consider Origin EROWA a great tooling system, 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 EROWA equivalent EDM tooling with competitive price.
Same function but not even a half of origin price;
Chuck installation guide, 2 years’ warranty for EROWA compatible ITS chuck;
DDP service, make EDM tool sourcing extremely easy as shopping on Amazon.
Just imagine how things will be in six months once you have using EROWA tooling with much lower price.
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