VARIOLINE – flexible linked honing centres

These are modular VARIOHONE honing centres which can be linked serially or in parallel to create a production line. This new concept introduced to the market by NAGEL for the first time successfully allows the combination of high flexibility regarding the range of parts and the preliminary processes to be implemented together with the productivity of large-scale series production. According to your wishes the linking can be made via a gantry loader, a roller conveyor or robot systems. Naturally, all honing centres can be equipped with automatic tool change systems.

A commonly requested configuration variation consists of a number of VARIOHONE machines whereby each machine can completely machine a part with a single clamping process. The redundancy of these machines linked in parallel leads to even higher availability. Also an investment made in several stages through the subsequent integration of additional centres can be made without any significant production downtime. In the case of new production starts, the new workpiece type can already be directed to one of the existing machines while the current production continues on the remaining machines.