Telescopic tube

The telescopic tube is a guide element made up of several segments that moves axially with a guard between the loading magazine and the end of the CNC lathe spindle. It is often needed in addition to the frequently-installed optional shifting device on single-spindle lathes, to facilitate the long-turning process. The spindle stock with its main spindle is moved on the Z-axis during the turning process. FMB Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH & Co. KG is a leading manufacturers of bar loading magazines. The company is regarded as an innovative supplier of loading systems in the machining sector. Loading magazines are used with fixed headstock, sliding headstock and multi-spindle lathes. FMB is also a specialist in automation technology and material flow systems. It also produces its own brand of industrial robots with gripper system, UNIROBOT, which can be supplied complete with robot cell and may be used as an unload system. FMB has also developed the practical, modular safety fence system especially for use with its industrial robots.