Pallet Changer

[MIDDEN300]

does anyone know who makes manual pallet change system for a
cnc machine.
bob m.

[Andre' B]

Midaco
SMW
Pierson

A little searching should bring up many more.

[mhtom]

SMW out of California still makes them at a reasonable cost. I have one on a smal cnc machine and has increased production by 10 times.

[michaelnear]

Dear Midden300,

I am developing a system that is inexpensive and simple to use. I currently run jobs in my shop and have application for Patent in the works. What is your interest?

Michael Near

[MarkT]

What type of machine? Bed Mill, Knee Mill, Router,etc? Different scenarios for different applications.

We have helped people with very simplistic solutions to the very extravagent. Our focus is typically to create an intermediate plate, fixture, etc. that repeats to desired specifications, then develop our locking method based upon that.

Again, it really depends upon your applications and budget.

Feel free to email me at mark@cnccustomservices.com

Mark T.

[Andre' B]

I had a look at Milltronics twin table mills at IMTS. The TT40 would be a very good replacement for an older machine we have now with a pallet changer. Every month or two we have to do a job that is longer then the pallets, some a longer then the machines travel so we end up shifting the part to finish it. With the twin tables those jobs would be a lot easier and faster as the two tables can be synchronized to work as one long table.
I really like that design more then the conventional pallet changer added to a mill, but then I have always preferred bridge mills over the C frame style I usually end up working with.