Mate has announced the expansion of its Xcel
tooling system to include two new 3-1/2 inch station fully guided punch
assemblies featuring fully guided strippers and premium high-speed steel
slitting punch inserts. These new high-performance tooling systems are designed
for all Strippit punch presses, said the company.
"This Mate Xcel fully guided tooling system is the first and only truly fully guided tooling system for thin turret punch presses," said Andy Spence Parsons, marketing manager for Mate Precision Tooling. "What's unique about the system is that it guides the tip of the punch relative to the stripper and guides the stripper relative to the punch guide assembly. The guide holds the stripper rigidly while the stripper guides the tip of the punch for high precision, fully guided punching performance."
"Ensuring the fully guided performance are the precise clearances between punch and stripper-0.0017 inch (0.04mm) and stripper and guide-0.0006 inch (0.02mm), only the Mate Xcel fully guided design can provide these tight tolerances," said a company spokesperson.
"Mate's Xcel Fully Guided Tooling has two options, one that accepts Mate M4PM High Speed Steel inserts for maximum performance when slitting around components, the second accepts conventional inch shank Durasteel punches. Both utilize the same Xcel Fully Guided stripper for interchangeability ease.
"For maximum tool life, the Xcel slitting punch inserts are manufactured of Mate's exclusive M4PM premium high speed steel. This steel is a very homogeneous, high quality tool steel with superior wear resistance and increased toughness, proven by many satisfied users," said the Mate spokesperson.
"Mate's Inch Shank Punches are manufactured from DuraSteel for superior hardness and toughness with extended interval between regrinds. Both the M4PM and Durasteel punches are available with Mate's Maxima coating for extreme punching applications," the spokesperson said.
Additional Mate Xcel Fully Guided Tooling design features include:
A special push button mechanism that allows punch length adjustment in 0.008 inch (0.20mm) increments for fast and precise tool setup without disassembly.
Interchangeable punch drivers allow a guide originally configured for inch shank punches to be converted to accept slitting punch inserts and vise-versa. Driver exchange takes just seconds without hand tools.
Both Mate Xcel Guides can accommodate existing non-guided strippers for non-guided backwards compatibility and maximum convenience.
Exclusive Mate Slug Free die geometry eliminates slug pulling to improve piece part quality and increase tool life.
100 percent unconditional customer satisfaction guarantee as with all Mate tooling products.
For more information contact:
Mate Precision Tooling
1295 Lund Blvd.
Anoka, MN 55303-1092
800-328-4492
Fax: 800-541-0285
E-mail: marketing@mate.com