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a hugely important role in the production
process. That is why the company puts
its trust in ready-to-install pneumatics
from Festo.
Fine-tuning of valves
A central element is the ISO valve termi-
nal VTSA. It is extremely compact and
highly efficient thanks to its integrated
pneumatic function and a mix of four
valve sizes. To meet the specific safety
requirements of the bevel gear milling
machines C29 and C50, the VTSA had
to undergo some fine-tuning. To protect
workers against accidental start-up when
working with large moving loads in the
danger area, such as the cutter head,
the valve functions for manual commis-
sioning of the system were disabled for
these areas. During maintenance and
setup processes, the electrical voltage
and the auxiliary pilot air of the pneu-
matic connection are switched off.
Ready-to-install pneumatics
In addition to improving safety, the
ready-to-install pneumatic solution with
the valve terminal VTSA offers signifi-
cant time savings during assembly. The
pre-assembled unit is easily put together
and commissioned by the employees at
Klingelnberg. Work that once took sev-
eral days is now done in just a few hours.
The ready-to-install solution from Festo
was installed in more than 30 machines.
All in all, the short installation time of
just seven weeks per machine provides
a decisive advantage.
www.festo.com/catalog/vtsa
Klingelnberg GmbH
Peterstraße 45
D-42499 Hückeswagen, Germany
www.klingelnberg.de
Area of business:
Development and manufacture
of machines for the production of
spiral-cut bevel gears, measuring
devices for axially symmetrical
objects of all types, and the produc-
tion of high-precision gear compo-
nents made to customers’ orders
Global precision:
Klingelnberg supplies
manufacturing machines
to customers all over the
world.
Improved safety for em-
ployees:
The function for
manual commissioning was
disabled in some areas of
the valve terminal VTSA.
Saves valuable time:
Ready-to-install pneumatics
from Festo with the valve
terminal VTSA.
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