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Optimize Your Early and Late Model Acme-Gridley with New Logan Retrokit®!
Logan Retrokit® for your early and late-model Acme-Gridleys increase your machines daily and weekly output from 10-20% - leaving you room for additional capacity, productivity and profitability. Positive, fast-acting Logan Clutch engagement enables your Acme to change speeds much faster, and provides a more consistent and accurate cycle time than conventional mechanical clutches.
- Simplifies Machine Set-up
- Set-up personnel can position tools closer to the work piece, and reduce dwell time due to repeatable high and low-speed clutch engagement.
- Guaranteed Cycle
- Time Repeatability
We replace your 1940s vintage mechanically actuated high-speed and feed clutches, roll clutch, band brake, linkages, pins and lever arms with air-actuated, Self-AdjustingTM Logan clutches. By making the switch from mechanical to Logan, you'll increase your machines, daily and weekly output significantly, through consistent and accurate speed changes and decreased maintenance.
Even better - Our quick-stop power-applied brake prevents coasting and provides accurate braking for bar loader positioning during feed-out.
Retrokit® Features
- Reduces idle time between speed changes.
- Replaces mechanical clutches, roll clutch, band brake and linkages with fast-acting air-actuated Logan Clutches.
- Positive, crisp Logan Clutch engagement guarantees cycle time repeatability.
- Simplifies clutch maintenance - No disc pack adjustment or slippage.
- Quick-stop, power-applied brake - Prevents machine coasting.
- Low-speed clutch design reduces idle time. Machine operates more consistently.
Savings
- Increase productivity from 10-20%.
- Tools can be positioned closer to the work piece due to repeatable high and low-speed clutch engagement.
- Better machine utilization - More productivity from existing machines, operators and floor space.
Mechanical Vs. Logan Cycle Time Chart
Left Chart:
Acme-Gridley equipped with Old-Style Mechanical Clutches, Band Brake, Roll Clutch and Linkages
Right Chart:
Acme-Gridley with Logan Hi-Lo Retrokit®
* Idle time reduced further with Logan Indexer
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Each Logan Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatic and Accessory kit is designed to save you time and money during installation. Kits are furnished with detailed mechanical, electrical and pneumatic schematics.
Simple to Install
- Easily retrofit older machines.
- Field installation service is also available.
- Simplifies addition of stock depletion, broken-tool and short-part detectors.
Logan Air Pick-Off Control Options
1. Standard Cams and Limit Switches
Feature
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Conventional Cam and limit Switch operation
2. CS 2001XT16 Microprocessor Control
Popular Features
- Easy to read 2-line screen Displays cycle time, parts count, machine position in degrees
- Machine Lockup detection -
- low-speed shift points in degrees
- Thread Check - detects tap failure and shuts down your machine before index
- 15 programmable tool counters
- Eliminates auxiliary cams and limit switches
- Stock Load positioning - reduce stock-up by 50%
3. CS 2001 Microprocessor Control
All the features of the XT16 plus:
- Full pre-wired push-button control station
- Eliminates relay logic
- 35 Programmable Tool Counters
- Air coolant, lube pressure monitor capability
Plus many more features - call for details