PD242

Purpose: This machine is dedicated to machining operations (extraction-groove turning and length trimming and mouth chamfering) on small arms ammunition cartridge cases.

Caliber range: 9 mm - 5.56 mm - 7.62 mm - etc. (with help of suitable conversion equipment)

Theoretical rate: 2 x 62.5 ppm

Basic data:

Machining  stations 3 per side (2 fully independent sides)
Machine overall dimensions 3 500 x 2 000 x 2 900 mm
Net weight 4 800 kg
Installed power 24 kVA
Compressed air 6 bar (2°C dew point)
Average air consumption 25 Nm³/h

Main features:

  • Components feeding by self-motorized feed-hoppers
  • Frame made of welded quality steel with stress relief to ensure optimum stifness
  • All main movements are servo-motorized with numerical adjustment of the parameters enabling highest precision for speed and for position
  • Continuous variable machine speed
  • Auto-extraction of machining-chips through belt-conveyor
  • Single products-exhaust through conveyor with double sampling-spots (optional)
  • Frame made of welded quality steel with stress relief to ensure optimum stifness
  • On each side, there is a command panel with touch-screen human machine interface (HMI) centralizing all controls and displaying the production counting, rate, defect messages and maintenance instruction
  • All functions are managed by programmable logic controller (PLC)
  • Separate electrical cabinet
  • Set of cables between electrical cabinet and machine, 20 m length (longer being optional)