Automated Mandrel Removal

Relieve Operator Fatigue: Automate and simplify the painstaking task of mandrel removal. This system extracts the mandrel from the product shaft I.D. by drawing the mandrel out at a controlled speed. The system features pneumatic grips (three standard, additional optional) with silicone faces that can be positioned at various points along the shaft length while the mandrel is secured within a pneumatic collet grip. Functional Overview: The shaft and mandrel are secure within the grips. The machine begins to draw the mandrel out through three programmable speed and length zones. The first speed/length zone is typically very slow and short, in order to break friction and the next two zones are progressively faster to speed the process. The mandrel is removed from the shaft and the cycle is complete.