Flexarm

When your machining center isn't milling, drilling, or boring, it's costing your company money.  Tapping is an inefficient and costly CNC operator that can best be done by the FlexArm.  Using the FlexArm in conjunction with your machining center saves money, time, tools, and materials.  Put another way, the FlexArm offers more profit and increased productivity.

Time & Tap Life

FlexArm's torque clutch holds make tapping blind holes easy.  It even taps on parts that can't be easily tapped by other methods.  The torque clutch allows the tap to stop turning when it encounters any obstruction that might cause tap breakage, and is adjustable for all types of material.  FlexArm's quick-change chuck allows you to change from one size tap to another in 3 to 5 seconds.  No gears, head height, or stops to change.  FlexArm is ideally suited for tapping large and multi-level parts.  With adjustable gas counter-balanced springs, a CNC operator can easily and quickly position the tap over the hole while the machining center works on the next piece.  The FlexArm can be adjusted to stay where it is positioned or automatically return to the home (folded) position.  The result is less operator strain and increased production.

Money

Used in conjunction with a CNC machining center, profitability is increased through additional hourly production.  Add to the savings the elimination of costly tool holder purchases and programming time and see how easily the payback time meets your company's cost justification requirements.  Look at the FlexArm payoff to see how the elimination of tapping on expensive CNC equipment can actually save up to 30%.

The FlexArm come complete, ready to mount with air prep. system, forward and reverse air motor with 9/16" tap capacity, and quick-change chuck.  Larger and smaller tap capacities and motor speeds are available.  The tap is always perpendicular providing excellent thread quality.  FlexArm can be operational and saving money in as little as 30 minutes.

Flexible Cell Manufacturing

Use the FlexArm in combination with primary operations and generate savings through improved operator utilization reduced setup time, reduced material handling and improved material flow.  Create a profitable manufacturing cell by coupling the FlexArm with any computer controlled or manually operated machine such as:  a Laser Cutter Plasma Cutter, Turret Press, Bridgeport Mill, or RAdial Arm Drill.

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