AF SERIES NEW PART FORMERS

Asahi Sunac AF-Series part formers are designed to be easy to operate, produce a wide variety of precision workpieces, and reduce costs.

Fain Cutting System

• Straight-pass and universal transfer types are available for our 5-die 5-blow and 6-die 6-blow part formers. This kind of transfer flexibility means you can form a wider variety of complex workpieces.->Forging Examples
• Block change system shortens job changeover time by making die block replacement fast and easy.
• Fine cutoff systemdelivers a precision cutoff face that eliminates the need for face correction hits, results in higher quality workpieces, and extends tooling life.
• The management system of the Multicontroller-based machine quickly and automatically sets up the former for a new job, and provides various tooling management functions that assure the production of quality workpieces.
• The Assist system can be used with the universal transfer mechanism, and the Assist-Saver system with the straight pass transfer mechanism. Both provide a dependable high-speed transfer action for short blanks.
• Transfer chuck at the final station carries the finished blank out of the forging area. In addition to preventing scarring of finished blanks, the final chuck can also be used to separate defective workpieces so they aren't mixed in with the finished batch.
• Pivot transferblock allows the transfer system to be raised and pivoted out of the forging area for convenient set up from the operating platform.
• Universal transfer chuck can pass the blank to the next station while rotating it. The ability to change the grip position on blank opens up the possibility for many new forged products.