High-Speed Marking and Cleaning Tools

North American importer of precision live tools, angle heads, and multispindle drill heads Platinum Tooling Technologies Inc. (Prospect Heights, IL) now offers marking and cleaning tools from its European partner Andreas Maier, under the AMF brand.

AMF marking tools are used to permanently mark workpieces made from all types of metal and thermoplastic substrates. They are typically mounted in toolholders for use in the spindle of a CNC machine tool. Marking is achieved by a combination of pressure and material displacement via the needle, the tool’s key design feature.

The tools can function with or without rotation and usually without height adjustment on the spindle, resulting in a high-speed, highly efficient marking process and no substrate degradation. Very thin material as well as cylindrical workpieces can be easily marked. Cost savings are said to be substantial compared to conventional marking or labeling.

Typically clamped in toolholders and mounted directly onto the machine spindle, AMF cleaning tools clean workpieces, tooling, and the interior of CNC machines. Using through-spindle coolant or compressed air, the tool removes swarf and other debris from workpieces, clamping tools, rotary tables, and other fixtures before the next workpiece blank is loaded. The machine spindle can remain stationary or in slow rotation mode during the cleaning process.

Models are available in horizontal or vertical styles to suit spindle configuration and feature adjustable jet nozzles for precise cleaning and coolant or compressed air conservation. Kits can be furnished complete with tools, gauge, and all fastening hardware or sold separately.

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