Mi. Gokler et Mb. Koc, DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER WITH DISC MAGAZINE FOR A CNC HORIZONTAL MACHINING CENTER, International journal of machine tools & manufacture, 37(3), 1997, pp. 277-286
Automatic tool changers (ATCs) are devices used in CNC machine tools t
o exchange the tool in the spindle with the tool in the magazine. In t
his paper, the design of the ATC of a CNC horizontal machining center
which was realized for a CNC machine tool manufacturer is introduced.
After examination of several alternatives, it was decided to implement
the disc-type ATC. A magazine was designed with 24 tools with a maxim
um tool diameter of 150 mm and a maximum tool weight of 8 kgf. The des
igned ATC can change the closest tool within 4 s and the tool farthest
away within 6 s. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.