Automatic Groove Forming Machine
The Automatic Groove Forming Machine is a high-precision, full-automatic industrial equipment specially designed for efficient groove processing of various materials. Integrating advanced servo control, intelligent operation and stable structural design, it breaks through the limitations of traditional manual or semi-automatic grooving, realizing the integration of automatic feeding, precise positioning, intelligent grooving, waste removal and finished product collection. It is widely used in packaging, hardware, construction, electronic components and other industries, providing a reliable and efficient solution for large-scale, standardized groove forming production, and helping enterprises reduce labor costs, improve product consistency and enhance market competitiveness.
Core Features & Advantages
1. Full-Automatic Integrated Operation
Equipped with advanced belt friction feeding or vacuum adsorption feeding system, the machine realizes automatic and continuous feeding of materials, which effectively solves the instability problem of manual feeding and ensures the consistency of feeding position. The whole process from material feeding, positioning, grooving to finished product output and waste discharge is fully automated, without manual intervention, which greatly reduces labor intensity, avoids human errors and improves production efficiency. The upper and lower double feeding platforms are optional, which saves the time of material loading and further improves the continuous operation capacity of the equipment.
2. High-Precision Grooving Performance
Adopting servo motor drive and high-precision guide rail structure, the machine achieves ultra-high grooving accuracy, with the best accuracy up to ±0.05mm and normal accuracy up to ±0.1mm, ensuring that the groove size, depth and angle of each workpiece are consistent and error-free. Each cutter head can be adjusted independently, and the grooving angle can be flexibly adjusted between 80° and 140°, which can meet the processing needs of different groove types such as V-groove, U-groove and L-groove. The drum core is made of seamless steel,经过 polishing, chrome plating and aging treatment, the beating accuracy is up to 0.03mm, which further ensures the stability and precision of grooving.
3. Strong Material Adaptability
The machine has excellent compatibility with various materials, and can efficiently process grey board, cardboard, ivory board, corrugated board, density board, PVC materials, carbon steel, stainless steel and other materials, with a material thickness range of 200gsm to 3.5mm (or 4mm to 300mm for thick plate models) and a material width range of 100mm to 850mm (or wider for customized models). It is suitable for grooving processing of various products such as heaven and earth cover boxes, wine boxes, mobile phone boxes, jewelry boxes, furniture frames, auto parts and steel pipes, and can meet the diverse processing needs of different industries.
4. Intelligent & Easy Operation
Equipped with an intelligent CNC control system and a 15-inch industrial touch screen, it supports one-click programming, visual graphic editing and real-time processing simulation, which reduces programming time by 80% and avoids input errors and material waste. The digital display can realize precise positioning of the cutter position, with an accuracy of up to ±0.01mm, which is convenient for operators to adjust parameters quickly. The system can retain historical size data. After inputting the groove pitch, other related parts can be in place with one key, which simplifies the operation process and shortens the parameter adjustment time for product replacement. The fully physical control buttons are durable and suitable for harsh industrial operating environments.
5. Stable & Durable Structure
The machine body is made of low-alloy high-strength structural steel, which is integrally formed by CNC machining center after tempering treatment to eliminate welding stress, ensuring the parallelism and perpendicularity of each installation surface, with strong overall rigidity and vibration resistance. The workbench is made of carbon tool steel, which is quenched at high frequency, with a hardness of 55-60HRC, effectively preventing scratches and deformation, and ensuring the flatness of the workbench is ≤±0.03mm. The integrated tool holder and automatic self-lubricating system reduce friction loss and extend the service life of the tool and equipment. The two automatic blade sharpeners can keep the blade sharp for a long time, ensuring the smoothness of the groove edge without burrs and deformation.
6. Energy-Saving & Environmental Protection
The machine adopts an energy-saving design, and the power consumption is reduced by 60% when it is on standby, which can save a lot of electricity costs for enterprises in long-term use. The automatic waste discharge system can quickly discharge the grooved waste from the side of the machine through the air system and special conveyor belt, realizing clean production without dust and low noise, complying with environmental protection production standards and improving the working environment of the workshop.
Technical Parameters (Standard Model)
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Specification
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Material Width
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100 – 850 mm
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Material Length
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100 – 500 mm
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Material Thickness
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200 gsm – 3.5 mm
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Grooving Accuracy
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Best: ±0.05 mm; Normal: ±0.1 mm
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Grooving Angle
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80° – 140° (adjustable independently for each cutter head)
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Processing Speed
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Fastest: 100 – 120 pcs/min (200×200 mm); Normal: 20 – 100 m/min
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Number of Grooves
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Up to 12
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Power
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2.5 – 13.5 kw (depending on model)
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Machine Dimension
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2100×1400×1550 mm – 3200×2950×1570 mm (depending on model)
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Weight
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520 – 5200 kg (depending on model)
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Feeding Type
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Belt friction type / Vacuum adsorption type
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Waste Handling
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Automatic waste discharge system
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Application Scenarios
The Automatic Groove Forming Machine is widely used in various industries that require groove processing, mainly including:
- Packaging Industry: Processing of heaven and earth cover boxes, wine boxes, mobile phone boxes, jewelry boxes, moon cake boxes, hardcover books and other packaging products, providing precise grooving support for the folding and shaping of packaging boxes.
- Hardware & Metal Processing Industry: Grooving of steel pipes, auto parts, hardware accessories, etc., suitable for batch processing of 2″ – 16″ steel pipes, with stable groove control and high efficiency.
- Furniture & Decoration Industry: Grooving of density board, solid wood board, decorative board, etc., used for the production of furniture frames, decorative panels and other products, ensuring the accuracy of assembly joints.
- Electronic Components Industry: Grooving of electronic product shells, circuit boards and other components, meeting the high-precision processing requirements of electronic products.
- Construction & Engineering Industry: Grooving of building boards, steel structures, etc., solving the technical problems of multi-edge groove synchronous processing and high-precision cutting of plates.
Product Value
As a core equipment for modern groove processing, the Automatic Groove Forming Machine takes “high efficiency, precision, intelligence and durability” as its core, helping enterprises realize the transformation from traditional manual processing to automatic standardized production. It not only greatly improves production efficiency (12 times higher than traditional milling and planing machines in some models), reduces labor costs by 60% or more, but also ensures the consistency and stability of product quality, reduces material waste caused by human errors, and further enhances the market competitiveness of enterprises. With customizable models, it can be tailored according to the specific processing needs of different industries and enterprises, providing a more targeted grooving solution. Backed by professional after-sales service and technical support, it ensures the long-term stable operation of the equipment and escorts the production of enterprises.
♦ COMPANY PROFILE:
Hebei Xinnuo Roll Forming Machine Co., Ltd., not only produce different types of professional roll forming machines, but also develop intelligent automatic roll forming production lines, C&Z shape purline machines, highway guardrail roll forming machine lines, sandwich panel production lines, decking forming machines, light keel machines, shutter slat door forming machines, downpipe machines, gutter machines, etc.
Advantages of Roll Forming A Metal Part
There are several advantages of using roll forming for your projects:
- The roll forming process allows operations such as punching, notching, and welding to be performed in-line. Labor cost and time for secondary operations are reduced or eliminated, reducing part costs.
- Roll form tooling allows for a high degree of flexibility. A single set of roll form tools will make almost any length of the same cross-section. Multiple sets of tools for varying length parts are not required.
- It can provide better dimensional control than other competing metal forming processes.
- Repeatability is inherent in the process, allowing easier assembly of roll formed parts into your finished product, and minimizing problems due to “standard” tolerance build up.
- Roll forming is typically a higher speed process.
- Roll forming offers customers a superior surface finish. This makes roll forming an excellent option for decorative stainless steel parts or for parts requiring a finish such as anodizing or powder coating. Also, texture or pattern can be rolled into the surface during forming.
- Roll forming utilizes material more efficiently than other competing processes.
- Roll formed shapes can be developed with thinner walls than competing processes
Roll forming is a continuous process which converts sheet metal into an engineered shape using consecutive sets of mated rolls, each of which makes only incremental changes in the form. The sum of these small changes in form is a complex profile.
