Polishing & Buffing Lathes

Polishing & Buffing Lathes

Achieve higher production levels and reduce costs on polishing and buffing operations with our automatic solutions.

Features

  • Available in many sizes and styles for single or multiple finishing operations
  • Utilizes three basic structures that combine into one, complete, high production machine to meet your specifications:
    1. Conveyor – transfers workpiece from loading position to the heads to the unloading position
    2. Heads – applies finishing medium to the workpiece
    3. Tooling – holds workpiece and locates it at the heads and/or automatically loads, unloads or turns over

Rotarys

  • Convey a wide variety of workpieces in a circular path
  • Available in several sizes in both indexing and continuous types, with our without spindles
  • Modifications can be made to meet your requirements

Strait Lines

  • Transfer work through the loading station, the work area, and unloading in one, continuous movement.
  • Available in many types, styles and sizes, for light, medium or heavy operations
  • Available features include tables, platens, loose fixtures, work spindles, continuous camming, indexing, variable speed, and more

Automatic Heads

  • Available in many sizes and styles for light to heavy operations
  • Stands and columns are built in several sizes and styles
  • Combine with accessories to fit your application

Customization capabilities

Full Automation

We can often eliminate manual processes in semi-automatic machines by adapting parts and production processes.

  • Gravity – Minimum machine modification allows automatic load/unload of workpieces that can roll or slide into position by gravity
  • Gravity plus Power – Adding a simple mechanical assist allows workpieces to be loaded, located and/or transferred
  • Power – Modifying pre-built power mechanisms provides a cost-effective solution to fit your application

Automatic Tooling Our experienced engineers begin with a full study of your application and work with your tooling engineers, safety and manufacturing experts to design customized machining and materials including:

  • Specialized fixture designs
  • Specialized machines
  • Three-jaw chucks
  • Plug fixtures
  • Vacuum chucks